It’s not rocket science!
If you have been in the program for a short time, you probably have noticed that your life, although not looking great right now, is grudgingly seeming to be getting better.
If you have been in the program for some time, days, months, years, decades, your life has been getting better quite regularly since you started on this new venture but seems to have hit a detour, dead end, brick wall.
And you may sometimes wonder what happened. The AA program and its wonderful guidelines to a better life, the 12 Steps, may seemingly not be working right now. This, my friend, is the time to stop whatever you are doing and run, not walk, back to the 3rd Step.
Since Spirituality has been introduced to you in AA, you have been shown a way of life that was completely unknown prior to your entrance into the program.
You have seen it work for days, weeks, months, years, and decades, and, deep inside, know just what to do. When you totally turn your will and your life over to the care of the Higher Power of your understanding, you don’t have to fret, stew, or worry any more about outcomes.
All that should be done is take care of the now and, using this newfound faith, know that the outcome will be the right thing. This goes back to the CBA principle — Create the idea that my Higher Power will help with whatever is amiss.
Believe completely that this is truly the case and that all will be well, and all that is left is to Achieve the peace of mind that was so elusive. And, if the first two are done to the best of your ability, you truly will achieve peace of mind.
A very simple program for very complicated folks. The opposite of FEAR is FAITH. Hear this, know this, and you will feel this throughout your body. “Thy will be done”. Thank you, God!
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