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bluidkiti · 01-11-2014, 09:01 AM

January 12

THE SIMPLE WAY

“So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 88

“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Isaiah 38:3

For what its worth: I was a simple drunk. I took only one drink at a time. That one drink progressively turned me into a hopeless alcoholic with no desire for sobriety or God. I sought only relief from the agony of my alcoholism when I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. There I found immeasurably more: sobriety and God. I thought God had forbidden me any joy in life because I had offended Him. Instead of punishing me, God granted me this humble, straight forward, Twelve Step way of life, changing me from a worthless, no good drunk into a child of God. To express my gratitude, this child will seek to spend the day in my Heavenly Father’s arms, seeking His will in each of my next right steps today.

God bless you.
Joe W.

01-11-2014, 09:01 AM	#12
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,625	January 12 THE SIMPLE WAY “So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 88 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Isaiah 38:3 For what its worth: I was a simple drunk. I took only one drink at a time. That one drink progressively turned me into a hopeless alcoholic with no desire for sobriety or God. I sought only relief from the agony of my alcoholism when I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. There I found immeasurably more: sobriety and God. I thought God had forbidden me any joy in life because I had offended Him. Instead of punishing me, God granted me this humble, straight forward, Twelve Step way of life, changing me from a worthless, no good drunk into a child of God. To express my gratitude, this child will seek to spend the day in my Heavenly Father’s arms, seeking His will in each of my next right steps today. 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.