Sunday, August 20, 2006
A.A.: We Agnostics: The Bedevilments
"We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people..."
"Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did."
Alcoholics Anonymous
We Agnostics
Page 52
The humiliating result of my best efforts is summarized by "the bedevilments," as quoted above.
Compare this to my life today made possible by pursuing God's will -- summarized by "the promises," pages 83-84:
"We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the work serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves."
Let go and let God.
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"Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did."
Alcoholics Anonymous
We Agnostics
Page 52
The humiliating result of my best efforts is summarized by "the bedevilments," as quoted above.
Compare this to my life today made possible by pursuing God's will -- summarized by "the promises," pages 83-84:
"We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the work serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves."
Let go and let God.
Get the latest edition of:
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Services
aa addiction alcoholism recovery sponsornet substance abuse
# posted by Bill B. @ 11:22 PM 
