AA *A Willingness To Grow & Confidence In My Higher Power

In this reading from AA's "Daily Reflections" (p253), we are reminded that joy comes not only from our recovery but from the application of that recovery in everyday life as well as from sharing that experience with others. Then, "24 Hours A Day" (Sept. 1st) asks us: Are we holding back too much in speaking of the spiritual principles of the program? It also helps us pray that we may have confidence in the help from our Higher Power.

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Daily Reflections Willingness to Grow If more gifts are to be received,

Our awakening has to go on.

From As Bill Sees It,

Page 8.

Sobriety fills the painful hole in the soul that my alcoholism created.

Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done.

However,

Joy is not just the absence of pain.

It is the gift of continued spiritual awakening.

Joy comes from ongoing and active study,

As well as applications of the principles of recovery in my everyday life,

And from sharing bad experience with others.

My Higher Power presents many opportunities for deeper spiritual awakening.

I need only to bring into my recovery the willingness to grow.

Today,

I am ready to grow.

24 hours a day.

AA thought for the day.

Be careful not to brand new prospects as alcoholics.

Let them draw their own conclusion.

But talk to them about the hopelessness of alcoholism.

Tell them exactly what happened to you and how you recovered.

Stress the spiritual feature freely.

If they are agnostics or atheists,

Make it emphatic that they do not have to agree with your conception of God.

They can choose any conception they like,

Provided it makes sense to them.

The main thing is that they be willing to believe in a power greater than themselves,

And that they live by spiritual principles.

Do I hold back too much in speaking of the spiritual principles of the program?

Meditation for the day.

I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.

Down through the centuries,

Thousands have believed in God's consistency,

Untiringness,

And unfailing love.

God has love.

Then forever you are sure in every difficulty and temptation of His strength.

God has patience.

Then always there is one who can never tire.

God has understanding.

Then always will you understand and be understood.

Unless you want Him to go,

God will never leave you.

He is always ready with power.

Prayer for the day.

I pray that I may feel that God's love will never fail.

I pray that I may have confidence in His unfailing power.

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Beautiful 🙏🏻

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference.