January 9 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
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January 9 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
January 9 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
When living with an alcoholic overwhelmed me, I didn’t know which way to turn or how to make a decision. I rejected God because I resented what I considered unfair punishment. Yet I found that “going it alone” made matters even worse. At a still later state of desperation, I turned to Him again and placed my life and my will in His hands. Once I had surrendered, trusting Him completely, my burdens were lightened. I cannot profess to understand how such things happen; I want never to forget that He is ready to befriend me, but only to the degree that I trust Him.
TODAY’S REMINDER
If instead of trusting in god I trust only my own intelligence, my own strength and my own prudence, I will not find my way to Him and His help. He has offered me the gift of faith. In accepting it, I must put aside my own human will and trust in Him. Dante, in The Divine Comedy, wrote, “In His will is our peace.”
“Trust in the Lord with all they heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all they ways, acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.”
When living with an alcoholic overwhelmed me, I didn’t know which way to turn or how to make a decision. I rejected God because I resented what I considered unfair punishment. Yet I found that “going it alone” made matters even worse. At a still later state of desperation, I turned to Him again and placed my life and my will in His hands. Once I had surrendered, trusting Him completely, my burdens were lightened. I cannot profess to understand how such things happen; I want never to forget that He is ready to befriend me, but only to the degree that I trust Him.
TODAY’S REMINDER
If instead of trusting in god I trust only my own intelligence, my own strength and my own prudence, I will not find my way to Him and His help. He has offered me the gift of faith. In accepting it, I must put aside my own human will and trust in Him. Dante, in The Divine Comedy, wrote, “In His will is our peace.”
“Trust in the Lord with all they heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all they ways, acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.”
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