God’s guidance
“Our Higher power is accessible to us at all times. We receive guidance when we ask
for knowledge of God’s will for us.”
Basic Text p. 92
It’s not always easy to make the right decision. This is especially true for addicts
learning to live by spiritual principles for the first time. In addiction, we developed
self-destructive, anti-social impulses. When conflict arose, we took our cues from
those negative impulses. Our disease didn’t prepare us to make sound decisions.
Today, to find the direction we need, we ask our Higher Power. We stop; we pray;
and, quietly, we listen within for guidance. We’ve come to believe that we can rely
on a Power greater than ourselves. That Power is accessible to us whenever we need
it. All we need do is pray for knowledge of our God’s will for us and the power to
carry it out.
Each time we do this, each time we find direction amidst our confusion, our faith
grows. The more we rely on our Higher Power, the easier it becomes to ask for
direction. We’ve found the Power we were lacking in our addiction, a Power that
available to us at all times. To find the direction we need to live fully and grow
spiritually, all we have to do is maintain contact with the God of our understanding.
Just for today: My Higher Power is a source of spiritual guidance within me that I can
always draw upon. When I lack direction today, I will ask for knowledge of my Higher
Power’s will.