August-24th |
Seeking God's will
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“We learn to be careful of praying for specific things.”
Basic Text, p. 46
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In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of
God’s will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most
of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for
ourselves. We expected miracles on demand. That kind of thinking and
praying changes when we begin practicing the Eleventh Step. The only
way out of the trouble we have made for ourselves is through surrender
to a Power greater than ourselves.
In recovery, we learn acceptance. We seek knowledge in our
prayers and meditation of how we are to greet the circumstances that
come our way. We stop fighting, surrender our own ideas of how things
should be, ask for knowledge, and listen for the answers. The answers
usually won’t come in a flash of white light accompanied by a drum
roll. Usually, the answers will come merely with a quiet sense of
assurance that our lives are on course, that a Power greater than
ourselves is guiding us on our paths.
We have a choice. We can spend all our time fighting to make
things come out our way, or we can surrender to God’s will. Peace can
be found in accepting the ebb and flow of life.
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Just for today: I will surrender my expectations, look to my Higher Power for guidance, and accept life.
