AA Thought for the Day - June 14, 2015

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

June 14, 2015

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Divine Grace
I'm still mystified by how I got sober,
and the only answer that makes sense is that I stopped drinking through the grace of God.
I was thinking about those of us who get sober and those who are still drinking,
and I believe the difference is that we have accepted the grace that was offered.
Every day, my Higher Power gives me the grace to be sober,
and every day I make the choice not to drink, to accept the grace.
The AA Grapevine, February 1993

Thought to Ponder . . .
The will of God will never take me where the grace of God will not protect me.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations.

A Member Shares:
I'm Susan, an alcoholic.  I wasn't too fond of any God when I arrived in AA.  I was raised in the church but developed poor opinions on the whole God deal.  I believe it was because that I had God's will confused with human will.  For years, I woke up each day saying I was not going to drink, and every day I failed.  Then one day, I woke up and somehow I knew that absolutely nothing and no one was going to stop me from going to an AA meeting.  Where do you suppose that came from?  All I can guess is that it came from God.  Unfortunately, I did not recognize this at the time and I kept Him at a distance for many years of being sober.  They were not very good years, just in case you were wondering.  Then when a huge event occurred in my life within a 48-hour period, somehow I connected with my Higher Power.  Since that day, our relationship has been developing slowly, and I have become a totally different person than I used to be.  It shocks me sometimes, in fact.  I wonder who this woman in the mirror is.  I do not recognize her.  I truly believe this has come about from finally "Letting Go and Letting God," as they say.  I am blessed.  I do not take sobriety or my HP for granted any more.  I have watched too many go back out, and know that many never make it back.  I cannot afford to forget that.  Blessings, and thanks for listening.
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