I know God has helped others who were hurting. Please, God. I need help NOW!
Step 1 says “I can’t.” Step 2 says “He can.” Step 3 says “I think I’ll let Him.”
Told you this was a simple program for complicated folks.
Step 3 states: “Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Special emphasis is on the last part, as we understood Him.
Bill W. didn’t rush into “The God thing,” for the benefit of the people like me who had come to the program thinking that God was a punishing, judging God. As well as those who may have a faith that is not Christian.
Recently, we talked about the Power greater than ourselves who we were coming to believe could restore us to sanity. Today, we are going to start on how we get to this point of, not only hoping that this is true but actually knowing, feeling, and accepting the fact that this is true.
We see the demonstrations every day when we open our eyes and hearts to what is actually going on around us. People who were just as lost as I was are actually finding a way to feel blessed to be alive and learning more about how to live Happy, Joyous, and Free. Not just exist.
How did I do this? As soon as I realized that there was a Power that was ready, able, and willing to help, I decided to surrender to this power so that I could feel good about myself.
As soon as I did this, my life immediately became better. Much, much better. Not only did I feel better about myself, but I also noticed that other people seemed to be better too. What a bonus!
Also, I wanted to feel even better so I looked deeper into Spirituality and discovered that there was a connection between my body and my emotions. This led to taking better care of my body with the added bonus of emotional well-being increasing rapidly.
The better I felt emotionally, the better I felt physically and so the better I felt emotionally. I would have never been able to attain any part of this great feeling without the help of my Higher Power, who I now call God.
I have heard the saying “God is my copilot” to which I reply “No, way! God is my pilot and I am just along for the ride.” What a ride it is!
I learned from the beginning when I first started learning that I must not only know what humility is, but that it is a necessity in my life if I want to be Happy, Joyous, and Free.
I come back to Step 3 whenever I begin to feel out of sorts about anything. I discover that I have taken back from God a portion of what I had turned over to Him. This has NEVER failed me when I am honest with myself.
Also, since discovering that my emotional and Spiritual health are tied so closely, I have taken much better care of my body and, not only remained quite strong physically but actually become much stronger emotionally.
My body has 82 years of wear and tear on and in it and some of the physical parts are starting to wear but I rarely am ill or depressed, and then only shortly. How do I get over physical or emotional depression?
I use the shortened version of this 3rd Step by saying “God help me” and turning it over. It works each and every time! I am also a strong believer in affirmations. Just saying them works fine for me.
Soon, I began to see that these affirmations were coming true so I say them with the conviction that they are true. Affirmations such as “The power and perfection of God flow through me constantly and keep me in superb health.”
“I am strong and vibrant.” “I am filled with the life and love of God.” “God is working through me.” “I have dominion over my thoughts, actions, and emotions.” “I am inspired by Divine guidance and wisdom.”
Why do I do this? Because it makes me feel good and I see it working in my life each and every day. And with the Law of Vibration, these good vibes can be spread out to others so that I can “share the wealth!”
Remember, if you are starting to feel bad in any way, simply go back to Step 3 and see just what part of your life you took back. Then surrender it back to God again and move on with enjoying your life. Thank you, God!
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