AA Thought for the Day
March 26, 2002
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Great Reality
We finally saw that faith in some kind of God
was a part of our make-up,
just as much as the feeling we have for a friend.
Sometimes we had to search fearlessly,
but He was there.
He was as much a fact as we were.
We found the Great Reality deep down within us.
In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found.
It was so with us.
Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 55, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
Thought to Ponder....
God seldom becomes a reality
until God becomes a necessity.
Recovery Related Acronym
G O D = Gift Of Desperation.
A Member Shares...
Hi, I'm Tom, an alcoholic.
My thought today is that I am truly powerless
over my life. I used to think that when I felt that way, I could drink
myself into a new understanding, however, that never came. Until I turned my
life over to my Higher Power I could not stop drinking, because I thought
drinking was my solution. Today I am trying to control a situation and,
because of AA, I know that I am not in control, but my Higher Power is. He
gave me a great gift and that is sobriety. Because He gave me that gift I
know and trust that he will continue to send gifts even when I can't see them
through my human eyes. While it is difficult not to want to take control of
this situation, only because of AA have I learned to trust in my Higher Power
and know that He has a plan that will send the answers to me. I am so
grateful for AA.
-Tom
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