Selfishness–self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. I pray that I may be effective through His guidance. I pray that I may feel that nothing good is too much for me if I look to God for help. Failures come from depending too much on your own strength. Seek that God’s will be done in your life and seek that your will conforms to His. ![]() Whatever spiritual help you need, whatever spiritual help you desire for others, look to God. And you, in your turn, will be used to help many others find effectiveness. That is the secret of a truly effective life. See no other wholly dependable supply of strength. Look to God for the true power that will make you effective. ![]() Am I holding back because I am afraid of not making a good impression? The impression you make on others does not depend so much on the kind of job you do as on your sincerity and honesty of purpose. What happens to you is not very important. It is a fear that something may happen to you. Where am I failing? Are there some things I do not feel like doing? Am I held back by self-consciousness or fear? Self-consciousness is a form of pride. will lose some of its effectiveness if I do not do my share. Admitting what I find within myself, to God and to another human being, keeps me honest and humble.Ī.A. I need to get into action, to take stock: where am I and where am I going? A daily inventory will tell me what I must change to regain spiritual balance. To put it simply, I become lazy and turn into the problem instead of the solution. But when I am feeling good and things are going well, I can become complacent. ![]() Relief from that pain is provided in the solutions contained in A.A.’s Twelve Steps. When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels.
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