![]() That’s why there’s so much laughter at our meetings. It feels good to laugh again! Our disease took away our sense of humor. This is because we have been established to deeply feel and say, “We shall fear no evil–Thy will, not ours, be done.” In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear the world outcome, whichever course it may take. In microcosm, we have experienced this identical state of terrifying uncertainty, each in his own life. ![]() I am sure we A.A.’s will comprehend this scene. Yet no prophet can presume to say whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God’s intention, of the brightest era yet known to mankind. find ourselves living in a world characterized by destructive fears as never before in history, we see great areas of faith, and tremendous aspirations toward justice and brotherhood. I pray that I may develop the feeling of being led by God. I pray that I may earn the rewards of God’s power and peace. You may count all material things as losses if they prevent your winning your way to the consciousness of God’s guidance. Your life is being planned and blessed by God. But God’s leading will enter your consciousness more and more and bring you ever more peace and joy. Wonderful are His ways – they are beyond your knowledge. Try to realize God’s bounty and goodness more and more. ![]() There is wonder in the feeling of being led by God. Can I say “Thy will be done” – and mean it? When we’re alone, with nobody to pat us on the back, we must turn to God for help. Worry and fear come back at times and we find that fellowship is not the whole story. Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come in. Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service. Now my relationship with my Higher Power gives me the strength to live a happy, sober life. Gradually, with patience, humility and a lot of questions, I came to believe in God. Time passed, my life improved, and I began to wonder about this Higher Power. In desperation I chose a table, a tree, then my A.A. I couldn’t accept the concept of a Higher Power because I believed God was cruel and unloving. where, with others, I heard talk of a Higher Power. Nevertheless, I couldn’t smile at myself in the mirror, so I came to A.A. No one was greater than I, at least in my eyes, when I was drinking. Transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power.” itself your ‘higher power.’ Here’s a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem, many members have crossed the threshold just this way, their faith broadened and deepened. If things don't work out as I'd hoped-and if my team loses again-I will cope.Ģ007-2023, NA World Services, Inc.“You can make A. I can take action and exert influence on the world around me. No matter how it pans out, we are stronger, more resilient, even more hopeful for having taken those risks. Hope is daring to dream, doing the footwork, and landing on our feet. We allow ourselves to feel hope and also to tolerate disappointment or redirection. ![]() We learn to survive our expectations and the emotions attached to them, not do without them. Recovery can help us through all of that. Sometimes we get what we'd worked and prayed for only to discover that we were left wanting. Our projections about what it takes to achieve a dream aren't always accurate. Of course, we can move in the right direction and still get caught offside. Hoping but not doing the work? That's just making a wish." "Hope motivates me to persevere, to put in the effort. It gives me a sense that I can do something to realize my dreams," one member wrote. "Hope is what gets me going in the right direction. Yes, hope can lead to disappointment, but it can also usher us to new heights. There may be times when we swear off hope, effectively putting the kibosh on our aspirations. Few of us get through life without enduring a heartbreak or two. In life, as in football, it might seem that we dare to dream at our peril. Football fans know that a bad decision, a lousy play, or rotten luck will crush hopes. In the final weekend of the football season, it's common to hear fans utter a familiar refrain: "It's the hope that kills you." Maybe it's smart to restrain our optimism if winning the championship has been elusive year after year. Living Clean, Chapter 7, "Living Our Principles" "When we can separate hope from wishing or expectation, it stops feeling like such a setup." Spiritual Principle a Day December 18, 2023
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