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Old 01-13-2010, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Stereosteveo View Post
Why does the "only" have to be in there!

"praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out, along with some of my little plans and designs.."
I used to think step 11 was about "receiving" something. Now I see it as "giving" something away:

When I give "my little plans" away I detach from self-will and reattach to God's will.
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Old 01-17-2010, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Boleo View Post
I used to think step 11 was about "receiving" something. Now I see it as "giving" something away:

When I give "my little plans" away I detach from self-will and reattach to God's will.
That's an interesting way to look at it, thanks.
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