Trust

Talladegadave · Newbie

Trust

leavetherest · MIP Old Timer

The longer I can stay sober the more I trust myself. If I choose to pick up again, that will suffer as a result of it, as has happened in the past. I will always trust God more than myself and anyone.

The Bible says that I need to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight". (Proverbs 3:5-6).I do not depend solely on myself, AA or anyone else to help keep me sober. I trust completely in God to do so and my path has been a lot straighter.

Mystic Man · Veteran Member

Hello Dave & welcome to MIP.

I take it , that you mean a trust . That one is safe where alcohol is concerned.

Alcohol . For Us . IS cunning , baffling & powerful . It is also Patient . It will wait till our guard is dropped.

Or When Our thinking is "out of whack" . So to a point We Can trust ourself . But . If you allways did what you allways did.

You Will do it again . MY Belief . We Have to undergo a transformation . Physically , Spiritually , Mentally & Emotionally.

I developed a trust in a Higher Power , early in my sobriety . A simple trust . Nearly 30yrs later , it is Still , a simple trust.

One that works for me , may not work for others . But it worked for me , then . If it ain't broke . Why try to fix it. As a man

told me in my 1st week of sobriety "if you follow this path with us , ALL your Needs Will be met". Yes Dave , they have & a lot

more . From a man who had next to nothing 30yrs ago . Not even Myself . I only had a meagre existence , yes I had a car ,

a home , a good job & a pretty lady . In sobriety . I HAD to walk away from all that . So I did start from scratch again.

Baba Louie · Senior Member

I don't trust myself.

Every time I play solitaire, I catch myself cheating.

Against myself.

as far as sex goes, well, I've caught myself cheating on myself before.

Once a cheater, always a cheater.

I've even stolen money from myself.

But, I've never lied to myself about drinking.

Tanin · MIP Old Timer

Trust is a must or your game is a bust.

W.J. Welu

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Talladegadave wrote:
Have your really developed trust in yourself and why ?

-- Edited by Talladegadave on Monday 1st of August 2016 11:51:20 PM

When I came to AA one thing I learned was I had been dishonest with myself my whole life ...my life was one BIG lie ... there was no possible way I could 'trust' me until I learned what 'honesty' was all about ... I had a lot of trouble here, cause every other sentence outta my mouth was a lie ... and that was to me ...

Here's one big thing the BB said to me ..."Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.

Once I learned to get honest and stop fool'n myself and others, I opened the door to recovery ... it wasn't easy, it took time and commitment, but I was tired of be'n sick ... I wanted what others in AA had who had found sobriety enjoyable and a great way to live life ... From there, I began to trust me and my decisions