AA Thought for the Day - July 8, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

July 8, 2015

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A Novel Idea
My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea.  He said,
"Why don't you choose your own conception of God?"  That statement hit me hard. . .
It was only a matter of being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself.
Nothing more was required of me to make my beginning.  Would I have it?  Of course I would!
Thus I was convinced that God is concerned with us humans when we want Him enough.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 12

Thought to Ponder . . .
A new world came into view.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
G O D = Good Orderly Direction.

A Member Shares:
I'm Charlie J., and I have Alcoholism.  I only knew one thing about a God when I came back to AA; God turned His/Her back on me when I was a child.  I mean, think about it -- I never got one thing I ever prayed for.  I never got that new bike!  Well, I think you can see where the real problem was; it was me.  Not that I was bad, but I had never really grasped what God could or would do, or what my job was in the grand scheme of things.  So I gave up on God.  Then, when I found I never wanted to drink again, my dear friend Joe B. told me exactly what I needed to know when I came back to AA.  He simply asked me, "What do you know about God?"  I said, "Nothing."  He then told me, "What you do need to know is, you're not it!"  I can assure you that I still seek a better understanding of God, life, my job, and what God's job is.  Most of my sober troubles were learning to try not to do God's job.  But I had to learn what that was first.  If you’re new, or coming back to AA and are having trouble with a God or Higher Power, not to worry.  If you can find an open mind and a little trust in the Twelve Steps, you will find what you need.  Thank you.
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