Turning my will and my life over to the Care of God was a concept that I couldn’t easily understand.
What I simply needed to do was decide to do it. After the decision was made, I tried to not fight God’s Will and trust that I would be ok. My fate is in God’s Hands.
So far it has worked. So far I have been ok.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I don’t know if I would ever have the opportunity to get sober again if I decided to resume drinking.
I was not inspired to stop drinking in the first place. I was desperate and saw little hope in continuing to live.
Now that I have been living a sober life, I still need to remember where I have been and how I got here.
I need to remain desperate.
Asking for God’s Help, accepting His Will, trying to get better as a person, and helping others all keep me sober.
Daily practice keeps me sober.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Making mistakes is part of my journey. Correcting my mistakes is also part of my journey.
As difficult as it may be when I am wrong, I must recognize and admit my mistakes. It’s the only way for me to move forward and learn.
I have to try to get better every day. Being honest with myself and with others is a requirement.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Every day I have a choice – to move closer to God or move farther from God.
Although God is always with me, when I resist His Guidance the day tends to be more difficult. When I accept God’s Guidance the day tends to be easier.
Every day I continue on this journey. Every day I get to choose the path to take.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When things slow down for me a bit I need to enjoy the peace that comes with it. I don’t want drama. I don’t want noise.
I’m sure that something will come along and get my attention, but in the meantime I will try to be calm and know that I deserve it.
This is the perfect time to thank God. This is the perfect time to reflect on what I have experienced and what it means.
This is the perfect time to ask God what he wants from me. Then I need to listen and wait.
The answer will come.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I got sober, I had no idea what was in store for me.
I was told to keep coming, keep showing up. I was told that I would get better and thus my life would get better.
No one could tell me what my life would be like. That was up to God to reveal to me over time.
They said things like “Beyond our wildest dreams”. I wasn’t so sure, but it sounded better than what I had been getting.
They were so right. The life I have been Blessed with is beyond what I ever could have imagined.
I can’t say it has been always easy. I can say it has been worth the price of admission.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I cannot live my life to please everyone, nor for everyone to please me. Someone will be disappointed, someone will get a resentment, including me.
If I consistently try to treat others with respect and decency, that is the least I can do. If I go out of my way to help others get through difficulties, that is even better.
I must keep reasonable expectations of myself and of others.
I must let my conscious contact with God be my guide.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I have heard people in recovery say that they would die if they ever relapsed.
The truth is that each of us will die someday. My fear is that I wouldn’t die soon enough and instead I would suffer unnecessarily for a long time beforehand.
By the Grace of God I have no desire to drink or use drugs today. That can always change. After all this time, I am not cured.
I must attend to my Spiritual Condition every day. That way I can face each day with Hope and Gratitude.
Thank God for God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Alcoholics don’t need a reason to drink. We’re alcoholic – we drink for no reason. Our developed nature is to use alcohol to change our feelings, whether they are good or bad feelings.
Alcohol brings us comfort – followed by Hell.
The scary part for us is that, unlike normal people, once we start we cannot stop. The progression over time eventually takes on a life of its own. We often don’t see it coming. We need alcohol to function.
However, once I stopped, staying stopped is the challenge. I need to approach each day differently.
That’s where a reliance upon God comes in. Until I turn to God for help, I am doomed to a life of suffering.
One day at a time. One moment at a time. Each day the same way.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Miracles have a tendency to compound themselves. Something unlikely happens which opens the door for God to do His Work.
My life was spared as the result of a series of unlikely events. I see it as a miracle.
By following God’s Guidance and living sober, I have found a life worth living.
As much as I have been tested, I have never given up on this life. God continues to deliver His Blessings as long as I have faith and never give up.
Some of the greatest Blessings of my life are my children.
As God’s Plan unfolds in my life, I have been able to watch their lives unfold as well.
My daughter is getting married today.
So, the miracle of my life has opened the door for my daughter’s life. I pray that God continues to Bless us.
Congratulations Gabe and Erika.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.