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bluidkiti · 01-03-2014, 07:42 AM

January 4

AN EDGE

"...There is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!" Luke 15:7 (NLT)

"If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 70

For what it's worth: I had no edge when I was drinking. After being sober in Alcoholics Anonymous, I was given an edge. The longer I was sober the more I became sorry for my past, and as I lived the Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, I developed a desire to turn my will and my life over to God. With sober time, I certainly learned my lesson, and I slowly trusted God had forgiven me. I came to believe my Heavenly Father loved me just as the miserable drunk I was, and treated me like the Prodigal Son, holding me close and rejoicing in my coming home to Him. Now I had an underserved and freely given edge.

God bless you.
Joe W.

01-03-2014, 07:42 AM	#4
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,626	January 4 AN EDGE "...There is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!" Luke 15:7 (NLT) "If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 70 For what it's worth: I had no edge when I was drinking. After being sober in Alcoholics Anonymous, I was given an edge. The longer I was sober the more I became sorry for my past, and as I lived the Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, I developed a desire to turn my will and my life over to God. With sober time, I certainly learned my lesson, and I slowly trusted God had forgiven me. I came to believe my Heavenly Father loved me just as the miserable drunk I was, and treated me like the Prodigal Son, holding me close and rejoicing in my coming home to Him. Now I had an underserved and freely given edge. God bless you. Joe W. __________________ "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.