Thursday, August 31, 2006
A.A.: How It Works: 3rd Step Prayer
"God, I offer myself to Thee -- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!"
Alcoholics Anonymous
How It Works
Page 63
To say that letting go is counter-intuitive is to put it mildly. But, after thoughtful self-examination, I realized that what I was trying to hold on to wasn't that important. Clinging to my ideas had resulted in broken relationships, lost jobs, poor health, loneliness, and despair.
I was like a misguided Don Quixote fighting an imaginary foe that, in reality, was myself. I was defeated -- a casualty of war in the struggle to impose my will. I was left for dead and yet, I remained indignant lying on the barren battlefield defiantly humming the tune to Frank Sinatra's "My Way." What a loser!
In surrender, there is victory! Humbly asking God to manage my life was only the beginning, but the battle had ended. May the reconstruction continue.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
How It Works
Page 63
To say that letting go is counter-intuitive is to put it mildly. But, after thoughtful self-examination, I realized that what I was trying to hold on to wasn't that important. Clinging to my ideas had resulted in broken relationships, lost jobs, poor health, loneliness, and despair.
I was like a misguided Don Quixote fighting an imaginary foe that, in reality, was myself. I was defeated -- a casualty of war in the struggle to impose my will. I was left for dead and yet, I remained indignant lying on the barren battlefield defiantly humming the tune to Frank Sinatra's "My Way." What a loser!
In surrender, there is victory! Humbly asking God to manage my life was only the beginning, but the battle had ended. May the reconstruction continue.
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# posted by Bill B. @ 9:41 AM 
