God’s will
“The relief of ‘letting go and letting God’ helps us develop a life that is worth living.”
Basic Text p. 26
In our addiction, we were afraid of what might happen if we didn’t control everything
around us. Many of us made up elaborate lies to protect our use of drugs. Some of
us manipulated everyone around us in a frenzied attempt to get something from
them so we could use more drugs. A few of us went to great lengths to keep two
people from talking to each other and perhaps discovering our trail of lies. We took
pains to maintain an illusion of control over our addiction and our lives. In the
process, we kept ourselves from experiencing the serenity that comes with surrender
to a Higher Power’s will.
In our recovery, it is important to release our illusion of control and surrender to a
Higher Power, whose will for us is better than anything we can con, manipulate, or
devise for ourselves. If we realize that we are trying to control outcomes and are
feeling afraid of the future, there is action we can take to reverse that trend. We go
to our Second and Third Steps and look at what we have come to believe about a
Higher Power. Do we truly believe that this Power can care for us and restore us to
sanity? If so, we can live with all of life’s ups and downs-its disappointments, its
sorrows, its wonders, and its joys.
Just for today: I will surrender and let a Higher Power’s will happen in my life. I will
accept the gift of serenity this surrender brings.