"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him."
GOOD ORDERLY DIRECTION
"It is when we try to make our will conform with God's that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been the misuse of the willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with God's intention for us. To make this increasingly possible is the purpose of AA's 12 Steps and Step 3 opens the door." 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, pg. 40
All I have to do is look back at my past to see where my self-will has led me. I just don't know what's best for me and I believe my Higher Power does. G.O.D., which I define as "Good Orderly Direction," has never let me down, but I have let myself down quite oftern. Using my self-will in a situation usually has the same result as forcing the wrong piece into a jigsaw puzzle ~ exhaustion and frustration.
Step 3 opens the door to the rest of the program. When I ask God for guidance I know that whatever happens is the best possible situation, things are exactly as they are supposed to be, even if they aren't what I want or expect. God does do for me what I cannot do for myself, if I let him."
If I let go and let God on a daily basis and am in acceptance, everything is just how it is meant to be...I'm so glad I'm not running the show any longer!
Hi VWgirl, thank-you for the post, it reminded me to let go and let god!!
Big Hugs and lots of love
lovedove
Hope you have a fantastic day!! ;)
Big Hugs and lots of love
lovedove
Hope you have a fantastic day!! ;)
Isn't it a relief to turn the power over to God!
Turning it over takes courage, to have the faith to give it all to Him. I can't seem to let Him keep a couple of relationship issues. I want to take them back and when I do, I future-trip and get into a pityparty.
Turning it over means we have to face the world mocking us for our faith in a Higher Power. Which is more important? Our life, and our sanity.
Turning it over means we have to face the world mocking us for our faith in a Higher Power. Which is more important? Our life, and our sanity.
Hi WW, Hope you are well. I've had just the opposite experience then you...those around me are glad I've found a Higher Power, since it is keeping me sober! My Sponsor has taken me through Steps six and seven in a very specific way (in regard to letting go of character defects). I could email you if you like.
Thank you for the kind offer, you have so much on your plate. Of course, you are always welcome to email. I've been talking with my sponsor, and we are still rooting out step 4 stuff that is a HUGE roadblock. But, since this is a step 3 post, I will say that I have always had the willingness to turn it over.
Saying and doing are 2 different things. I've been saying for 48 years. Time to s**t or get off the pot, wouldn't you say? LOL
Saying and doing are 2 different things. I've been saying for 48 years. Time to s**t or get off the pot, wouldn't you say? LOL
I am now working on incorporating this in my daily life. For me turning over to my HP is an ongoing thing. I do this every morning now in my prayers and meditation but truly releasing those cares is quite difficult. I seem to want to keep taking them back LOL.
It is a matter of practice, a constant surrender of the will and ego.
It is a matter of practice, a constant surrender of the will and ego.
Short version of Step 3: "I can't, He can, So I'll let Him...."
He will, he does and he is, my god of my understanding and his helpers are with me 24/7 and i notice them the most when i'm not looking for them. Every day i talk to my guides and they communicate back to me via everyday life and the little coincidences that occur every day in recovery. I used to think i was evil because of the pain and suffering i caused when i drank and the devil had a plan for me. Well he certainly got as*holed out when i stopped drinking and realised god was in my life and now i am never alone at any one time i can have an army of guides or departed loved ones warming my heart and mind with there prescence.
Light and love Zac
Light and love Zac
That's it in a nutshell, VWgirl. You start to lose control when you THINK you have control. You lose control when you take that first drink. God is the only one who can carry those burdens.
In AA this morning we were talking about "getting out of your head" and trying to figure out this on your own. You can't. Only God or your higher power can do it. So it feels great to give it to him on a daily basis.
I used to blame my problems on everything but myself, when essentially I brought everything onto myself, usually involving alcohol. So I am starting from scratch, WITHOUT it. I can't move forward if I don't keep it that way.
Peace.
-Dragstergirl
In AA this morning we were talking about "getting out of your head" and trying to figure out this on your own. You can't. Only God or your higher power can do it. So it feels great to give it to him on a daily basis.
I used to blame my problems on everything but myself, when essentially I brought everything onto myself, usually involving alcohol. So I am starting from scratch, WITHOUT it. I can't move forward if I don't keep it that way.
Peace.
-Dragstergirl
I have to look at my life to know simply in the whole scheme of things, I have less control than I ever thought I did. Trying to control just muddies the waters. Making good decisions is not trying to control. but somehow without making the decision to turn my will and life over, I lose sight of that.
