After the husband joins A.A., the wife may become discontented, even highly resentful that A.A. When the distortion of family life through alcohol has been great, a long period of patient striving may be necessary. I pray that it may fill me with an abiding peace. ![]() I pray that I may let God’s spirit come into my heart. Then open the door of your heart and let God’s spirit come in. Keep a listening ear, an ear bent to catch the sound of the gentle knocking at the door of your heart by the spirit of God. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him and will remain with him and him with me.” The knocking of God’s spirit, asking to come into your life, is due to no merit of yours, though it is in response to the longing of your heart. ![]() I seem to have found my right place in the world. I am not an odd fish or a square peg in a round hole. I am just one of many who have the illness of alcoholism and one of many who have learned what to do about it. I have learned what was the matter with me and I know now a lot of what makes me tick. First, I understand myself more than I ever did before. Now that we have considered the obligations of real, working members of A.A., let us examine what the rewards are that have come to us as a result of our new way of living. I discover the word “and” in the phrase “and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.”Reassured that I am no longer always wrong, I learn to accept myself as I am, with a new sense of the miracles of sobriety and serenity. I renew hope, regenerate faith, and regain the dignity of self-respect. ![]() With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety - not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every department of my life. We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow.
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