Honesty and Spirituality
“The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because
we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow
spiritually.”
Basic Text, p.25
In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends
talking about the way they understand their Higher Power. It would be easy to “go
with the flow” adopting someone else’s beliefs. But just as no one else can recover
for us, so no one else’s spirituality can substitute for our own. We must honestly
search for an understanding of God that truly works for us.
Many of us begin that search with prayer and meditation, and continue with our
experiences in recovery. Have there been instances where we have been given
power beyond our own to face life’s challenges? When we have quietly sought
direction in times of trouble, have we found it? What kind of Power do we believe has
guided and strengthened us? What kind of Power do we seek? With the answers to
these questions, we will understand our Higher Power well enough to feel safe and
confident about asking it to care for our will and lives.
A borrowed understanding of God may do on a short haul. But in the long run, we
must come to our own understanding of a Higher Power, for it is that Power which
will carry us through our recovery.
Just for today: I seek a Power greater than myself that can help me grow spiritually.
Today, I will examine my beliefs honestly and come to my own understanding of
God.