Fourth, I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer the centre of the universe. All the world does not revolve around me any longer. I am only one among many. I have a Father in heaven and I am only one of His children and a small one at that. But I can depend on Him to show me what to do and to give me the strength to do it. I am on the Way and the whole power of the universe is behind me when I do the right thing. I do not have to depend entirely on myself any longer. With God, I can face anything. Is my life in the hands of God?
Meditation for the Day ~
The grace of God is an assurance against all evil. It holds out security to the believing soul. The grace of God means safety in the midst of evil. You can be kept unspotted by the world through the power of His grace. You can have a new life of power. But only in close contact with the grace of God is its power realized. In order to realize it and benefit from it, you must have daily quiet communion with God so that the power of His grace will come unhindered into your soul.
Prayer for the Day ~
I pray that I may be kept from evil by the grace of God. I pray that henceforth I will try to keep myself more unspotted by the world.
Hazelden
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
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Quite a full on, far~fetched, discriminatory meta~philosophical one this one! Meaning those that do not believeth can still deserve or aquire such benefits elsewise. I've posted it up out of respect for the concept really. As a piece of work towards understanding my own HP & surrender. I had my first initiation into a spiritual practice tonight which will be an ongoing tuning into & understanding my relationship & recieving of HP. I'm feeling relaxed & ready to evolve in this & hoping it brings me peace & serenity. I can feel my life~chances improving day by day as I keep the drink down. I am learning about me & what makes me tick, my impulses & learning my wants from my needs. It's all good. I'm not sure where I'd have been if I'd have taken that drink on Saturday (the night with my family went well & I stayed sober) but I definitely wouldn't be exactly here in this place. Pushing through for one more day is always surprising & rewarding in ways that we can't imagine until they're revealed. Just for today I'm glad I didn't drink. Danielle x
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Great job Danielle! Very proud of you! I love the last sentence of your post as I struggle too! But, good things are going to happen only if I do the work and not drink!! Working hard at my program but still have the creepin in desire for things I really dont NEED, but WANT!! So WE can doit--one day at a time....Have a great night!! Lani
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