Tuesday, October 12, 2010

AS BILL SEES IT, Question 8b

Are you able to turn to God in all your affairs? Do you have a limit as to which you turn to God for guidance?  Do you still hold back and take your own will?

I strive to turn to God [HP] in all my affairs.  The 12 Step program gives me a daily reminder; I don't have to be perfect and I need to seek to do Gods [HP's] will.  When I have days I don't want to do what is good for me (my daily disciplines), I receive reminders of what my life will return to.

Everyday I make and receive phone calls.  The people on the other end of the phone depend on my abstinence and recovery.  When I don't seek God [HP] (this is called willfulness) for help in all my affairs, it affects everyone I touch.  Therefore, the work I need to do, I owe to myself and everyone in my life.

I've often asked my sponsees the question "Who are you hurting when you choose not to do something?"  It's not just ourselves, it's everyone we come in contact with.  This could be a quite a few people!  So when I'm not relying on my Higher Power [God] for help, I'm potentially hurting a lot of people.

I need to remember this the next time I want to do something my way - without asking God [HP] for help.

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