It is possible for us to use the alleged dishonesty of other people as a plausible excuse for not meeting our own obligations. I pray that I may take time out often to rest with God. I pray that I may not be in too much of a hurry. Know that you can do good things through God who rests you and gives you strength. Know that you can do many things through the Higher Power. Claim the power to work miracles in human lives. At work that results from resting with God is good work. Venture often into the rest of God and you will find peace. Go very slowly, very quietly, from one duty to the next, taking time to rest and pray between. God can work through you better when you are not hurrying. As long as I stay grateful, I’ll stay sober. And I’ve found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by simply believing in God and trying to live the kind of a life that I know He wants me to live. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. I’m grateful that I found a program in A.A.
#May 28 aa daily reflection full#
As the taking of the Step is described, a feeling of being at one with God and my fellow man brought me to a resting place where I could prepare myself for the remaining Steps toward a full and meaningful sobriety. It was important to admit my defects of character in the order presented in Step Five: “to God, to ourselves and to another human being.” Admitting to God first paved the way for admission to myself and to another person. Step Five provided me with a feeling of belonging, with humility and serenity when I practiced it in my daily living. I had read – and been told – I could not stay sober unless I did. I needed to confess those defects to someone else. 55Īfter writing down my character defects, I was unwilling to talk about them, and decided it was time to stop carrying this burden alone. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. All of A.A.’s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires … they all deflate our egos.
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