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I am sharing this quote. I am finding this tool of surrendering control to a higher power is really working for me. Also, the quote I heard from Michael J Fox "One of the greatest freedoms is when you realize what you can't control" is such a joy for me, and in my recovery I am learning much of what I thought I could control in my life has lead to my life being unmanageable. I am learning a lot.
Our Higher Power is in charge.
It's such a relief to give up our obsession to control, once we learn how. As we do to establish any new routine, we have to practice. In this case, we practice turning people and circumstances over to God. Our first reaction will be the familiar one, always. For so long we thought we had to be in charge. It's no wonder we felt crazy at times. We were trying to assure other people did the right thing, based on our perspective. Usually God, or they, had something else in mind.
Letting God hold the reins gives us a lot of extra time. We can narrow our focus to what we need to do today. And we can use our extra time to pray for the well-being of other people. Our payoff is feeling sane, peaceful, and rested at the end of each day.
I will enjoy the sanity of letting God take care of other people today. I'll just take care of myself.
From the book
A Life of My Own by Karen Casey
Our Higher Power is in charge.
It's such a relief to give up our obsession to control, once we learn how. As we do to establish any new routine, we have to practice. In this case, we practice turning people and circumstances over to God. Our first reaction will be the familiar one, always. For so long we thought we had to be in charge. It's no wonder we felt crazy at times. We were trying to assure other people did the right thing, based on our perspective. Usually God, or they, had something else in mind.
Letting God hold the reins gives us a lot of extra time. We can narrow our focus to what we need to do today. And we can use our extra time to pray for the well-being of other people. Our payoff is feeling sane, peaceful, and rested at the end of each day.
I will enjoy the sanity of letting God take care of other people today. I'll just take care of myself.
From the book
A Life of My Own by Karen Casey
3rd Step
"God I offer myself to you to build with me and do with me as you will.
Relieve me of the bondage of self that I may better do your will. Take away
my difficulties, so that victory over them may bear witness to those I would
help, of your power, your love and your way of life. May I do your will in
all my affairs today."
I am starting to feel so much more relaxed and wiling to give the reins over to God. I know how intense i am and this morning i laughed about something that would usually make me all stressed and it felt good knowing God is taking care of me now.
Whether that addiction is sex, love, alcohol, drugs, approval, etc., etc., etc....once we don't need what someone else is selling, we won't buy it-!