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10-24-2004, 06:43 AM

Become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is first to seek God's kingdom.
--Soren Kierkegaard

So many devastating things can bring us to our knees. With experience we learn that pain and trouble are part of life. Most of us have fought against everyday realities as if they were our personal enemies. We accepted every challenge, thinking we had to be winners every time. Today we may feel broken by the loss of a love, by a disappointing job experience, or by our powerlessness over a loved one.

In our brokenness we find our true humanity. It is the beginning of our spiritual awakening. As men we thought surrender was a word for losers and weaklings. Living this program teaches us that accepting our brokenness opens us to a new kind of wholeness. After we acknowledge we are not in control of every event in our lives, and after admitting our addiction and codependency have controlled us, we come alive inside with the rich new experience of being a person.

God, help me today to learn the spiritual lesson contained in my frustrations and grief.

ChrisMan · 10-27-2004, 12:57 PM

Thanks, Doug!

Surrender is now my favorite word. It is at the center of my spirituality. I tried so many times to stop acting out and I couldn't stop nor could I find anyone or anything to stop me. Until I just stopped fighting and surrendered and admitted to God that I just can't do it.

To admit that I was out of control, that I had no answers to my own questions, that I had no solutions to my own problems -- this was the key to freedom for me, and to true sobriety.

Surrender -- how sweet it is! :8a:

godsonmyside · 10-27-2004, 03:57 PM

We can get clean without Surrender, But we can not stay clean without Surrender. And there is NO substitution for Surrender.
Todd J.

Dan · 10-27-2004, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug

God, help me today to learn the spiritual lesson contained in my frustrations and grief.

Yep. I can't reverse time. But I can make sure the times to come are happier ones.
And that happens with living today for what today is.
There is a purpose to everything.
Thanks Doug.

Time2Surrender · 11-18-2004, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godsonmyside

We can get clean without Surrender, But we can not stay clean without Surrender. And there is NO substitution for Surrender.
Todd J.

I totally agree.Time2Surrender

10-24-2004, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Doug Guest Posts: n/a	Surrender Become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is first to seek God's kingdom. --Soren Kierkegaard So many devastating things can bring us to our knees. With experience we learn that pain and trouble are part of life. Most of us have fought against everyday realities as if they were our personal enemies. We accepted every challenge, thinking we had to be winners every time. Today we may feel broken by the loss of a love, by a disappointing job experience, or by our powerlessness over a loved one. In our brokenness we find our true humanity. It is the beginning of our spiritual awakening. As men we thought surrender was a word for losers and weaklings. Living this program teaches us that accepting our brokenness opens us to a new kind of wholeness. After we acknowledge we are not in control of every event in our lives, and after admitting our addiction and codependency have controlled us, we come alive inside with the rich new experience of being a person. God, help me today to learn the spiritual lesson contained in my frustrations and grief.

10-27-2004, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
ChrisMan Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 398	Thanks, Doug! Surrender is now my favorite word. It is at the center of my spirituality. I tried so many times to stop acting out and I couldn't stop nor could I find anyone or anything to stop me. Until I just stopped fighting and surrendered and admitted to God that I just can't do it. To admit that I was out of control, that I had no answers to my own questions, that I had no solutions to my own problems -- this was the key to freedom for me, and to true sobriety. Surrender -- how sweet it is! :8a: __________________ "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -- Philo

10-27-2004, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
godsonmyside Vision of Hope Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Living on This side of the green!! Posts: 1,058	We can get clean without Surrender, But we can not stay clean without Surrender. And there is NO substitution for Surrender. Todd J. __________________ We get relief through the Twelve Steps which are essential to the recovery process, because they are a new, spiritual way of life that allows us to participate in our own recovery. We Do Recover Todd J.

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