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bluidkiti · 09-10-2016, 07:09 AM

September 13

Wisdom for Today

I want it now. These words are familiar to all addicts and alcoholics. Early in my recovery process I struggled a lot with impatience. I wanted everything to return to “normal” now. But the reality is that a new life cannot be built overnight. It takes time. It takes work, and it takes patience. Just because I was clean and sober did not necessarily mean that my addictive thinking stopped. Learning to think and do recovery takes time. It has to be practiced. It is too easy to get back into our old ways of thinking and behavior. That is why we must practice. Building a new life takes time, but it can be done if we follow the suggestions of the program. Am I practicing clean and sober thinking?

Meditations for the Heart

Faith is a gift from our Higher Power. In response to our prayers, we are given this gift. Faith and hope come from our willingness to trust God and the program. If I keep doing what I need to do each day, and if I practice the principles of the program, I receive these gifts. This does not mean I won’t have struggles or problems along the way. We will always have problems. It does mean that I will find the strength and the wisdom along the way to deal with these problems in recovery. The more faith I have the easier life becomes. Am I willing to pray for a stronger faith?

Petitions to my Higher Power

God,

Today I need your help just as I do every other day. Walk with and give me the gift of faith. Strengthen me for the times I struggle and help me to think with a clear mind.

Amen.

09-10-2016, 07:09 AM	#13
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,587	September 13 Wisdom for Today I want it now. These words are familiar to all addicts and alcoholics. Early in my recovery process I struggled a lot with impatience. I wanted everything to return to “normal” now. But the reality is that a new life cannot be built overnight. It takes time. It takes work, and it takes patience. Just because I was clean and sober did not necessarily mean that my addictive thinking stopped. Learning to think and do recovery takes time. It has to be practiced. It is too easy to get back into our old ways of thinking and behavior. That is why we must practice. Building a new life takes time, but it can be done if we follow the suggestions of the program. Am I practicing clean and sober thinking? Meditations for the Heart Faith is a gift from our Higher Power. In response to our prayers, we are given this gift. Faith and hope come from our willingness to trust God and the program. If I keep doing what I need to do each day, and if I practice the principles of the program, I receive these gifts. This does not mean I won’t have struggles or problems along the way. We will always have problems. It does mean that I will find the strength and the wisdom along the way to deal with these problems in recovery. The more faith I have the easier life becomes. Am I willing to pray for a stronger faith? Petitions to my Higher Power God, Today I need your help just as I do every other day. Walk with and give me the gift of faith. Strengthen me for the times I struggle and help me to think with a clear mind. Amen. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.