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grateful2b · 07-13-2009, 12:26 AM

You are reading from The Language Of Letting Go by Melody Beattie Copyright 1990 The Hazelden Foundation

July 13

God As We Understand Him

God is subtle, but he is not malicious

- Albert Einstein

Recovery is an intensely spiritual process that asks us to grow in our understanding of God. Our understanding may have been shaped by early religious experiences or the beliefs of those around us. We may wonder if God is as shaming and frightening as people can be. We may feel as victimized or abandoned by God as we have by people from our past.

Trying to understand God may boggle our mind because of what we have learned and experienced so far in our life.

We can learn to trust God, anyway.

I have grown and changed in my understanding of this Power greater than myself. My understanding has not grown on an intellectual level, but because of what I have experienced since I turned my life and my will over to the care of God, as I understood, or rather didn't understand, God.

God is real. Loving. Good. Caring. God wants to give us all the good we can handle. The more we turn our mind and heart towards a positive understanding of God, the more God validates us.

The more we thank God for who God is, who we are, and the exact nature of our present circumstances, the more God acts on our behalf.

In fact, all along, God planned to act on our behalf.

God is creator, Benefactor and Source. God has shown me, beyond all else, that how I come to understand God is not nearly as important as knowing that God understands me.

Today, I will be open to growing in my understanding of my Higher Power. I will be open to letting go of old, limiting, negative beliefs about God. No matter how I understand God, I will be grateful that God understands me.

07-13-2009, 12:26 AM	#101 (permalink)
grateful2b Leap of Faith Survivor Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,556	You are reading from The Language Of Letting Go by Melody Beattie Copyright 1990 The Hazelden Foundation July 13 God As We Understand Him God is subtle, but he is not malicious - Albert Einstein Recovery is an intensely spiritual process that asks us to grow in our understanding of God. Our understanding may have been shaped by early religious experiences or the beliefs of those around us. We may wonder if God is as shaming and frightening as people can be. We may feel as victimized or abandoned by God as we have by people from our past. Trying to understand God may boggle our mind because of what we have learned and experienced so far in our life. We can learn to trust God, anyway. I have grown and changed in my understanding of this Power greater than myself. My understanding has not grown on an intellectual level, but because of what I have experienced since I turned my life and my will over to the care of God, as I understood, or rather didn't understand, God. God is real. Loving. Good. Caring. God wants to give us all the good we can handle. The more we turn our mind and heart towards a positive understanding of God, the more God validates us. The more we thank God for who God is, who we are, and the exact nature of our present circumstances, the more God acts on our behalf. In fact, all along, God planned to act on our behalf. God is creator, Benefactor and Source. God has shown me, beyond all else, that how I come to understand God is not nearly as important as knowing that God understands me. Today, I will be open to growing in my understanding of my Higher Power. I will be open to letting go of old, limiting, negative beliefs about God. No matter how I understand God, I will be grateful that God understands me. __________________ You need to give up the life you have in order to have the life that is waiting for you.