I believe the reality of God gets lost when you get the message delivered by people who try to stuff God into a building they visit for AA Meetings. These people talk of the HP, the HP has always been there, us addicts have not spoken to him and heard his word. Listen to him and talk to him, he listens. How about like said previously, your HP at AA gets drunk, where are you left. I believe we all have the power to do what we want because its a disease and when you have it you make a choice to live the disease or do something about it.