God’s Grace changed the course of my life.
Every time I was on the brink of giving up, God brought me back.
I should never give up Hope. I should never feel defeated.
I thank God for bringing me here and giving me this life.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
While I have been trying to find and understand my purpose, it occurs to me that my purpose is not one thing.
I have a purpose in surviving.
I have a purpose in accomplishing some near-term goals.
I have a purpose in loving those close to me.
I have a purpose in trying to become a better person.
I have a purpose in trying to help others.
As it turns out, I find my purpose in selfless things and trying to be the kind of person God wants me to be.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Sometimes I make a bad decision for the right reason. It’s usually when I’m trying to help someone else and they let me down.
I can’t control other people and I can’t control what they do.
I need to take care of my “side of the street” and do the best I can each day. I need God’s Guidance for that.
I need to remember that other people are in God’s Hands too.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I look back at my journey, there were many times where I felt lost. Whenever that happened, people gave me directions and I was able to find my way.
Like many of us, I am not good at asking for directions.
I always thought that I would just figure things out. It’s a pride and ego thing for me.
The truth is that it was God all along.
God sent people to set me back on the right path.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I must never forget where I came from and what my life used to be like. I have a “built-in forgetter”, which is fueled by ego and denial.
The denial part says it wasn’t that bad. The ego part says I got here on my own.
Every day I need to remember how soul-less I became, and how I was spared from a wretched existence by the Grace of God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
For me, the desire to drink really did go away. When I first stopped, I didn’t think the desire ever would be lifted.
The fear of picking up a drink was constant. Praying, going to meetings and listening to direction on how to stop helped a lot, but that fear made me very uncomfortable.
Then I was told to “Ask God to help you WANT to be sober more than anything else.”
I have been praying for that ever since. It worked. God has never let me down.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Sometimes I get into situations where I have to deal with unusually aggressive behavior from someone else. It sure brings out some old feelings which I thought I have gotten past.
Apparently they are still within me. It upsets my inner peace.
My best course of action is to put my hands in my pockets, shut my mouth, and walk away. No “pound of flesh” is worth engaging in a worthless battle.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.