Trust in a Power Greater Than Yourself
Offer of Trust
Today we shall talk about trust in a power greater than yourself. Believing in this is crucial to getting and staying sober, because we proved to ourselves that we couldn’t stay sober on our own, under our own will power.
Some of you may have a belief in such a power, call it the Universe, God, Buddha, etc. Some of you may have had this belief from childhood, and some of you may be angry at that higher power because it let you down, and so you don’t believe.
When I came to sobriety, I had just read the book Conversations With God. From that, I developed the belief that it was possible there was a God and I looked at everything as having God in it. That helped me get sober.
As I developed further sobriety, however, that belief became very difficult and, in fact, disappeared. I felt I could trust God so far, and then I had to watch my own back. So, I had no faith that He would watch over me and protect me.
Then a dear friend and spiritual advisor suggested that I pay attention to the little things in my life that were turning out well, things that I did not try to accomplish. She said to notice things that fell into play with little or no effort. She said that was God working in my life.
So, I started noticing and soon I realized there was time after time that my life was being moved forward with little or no effort on my part. Things just seemed to appear when I most needed them. Slowly, I began to believe that could be God.
By doing this over time, I developed the belief that God is, in fact, watching my back, that God is present in my life. I was able to relax, and that feeling was freeing and peaceful.
It matters not what the power greater than yourself is, it just matters that you have something that you trust is guiding you and your life. This power will help keep you sober when you are struggling to do so on your own. It will help you with healing emotional pain.
All you have to do is trust. Try to let go of preconceived beliefs if they are not working for you, and watch the little things in your life that fall into place easily. Believe that is your higher power, working on your behalf. Before you know it, you will have developed trust.
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