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bluidkiti · 08-17-2024, 06:45 AM

August 17

"Came to believe": The three most beautiful words in our language.

~Anonymous

"Came to believe" has become a magical phrase for many of us. It is indeed beautiful. What did we come to believe? That a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. And it has happened in so many lives that it is a tenet of our program. The lost have come home; we've been restored.

As we enjoy the fruits of recovery, though, we sometimes fail to realize that insanity isn't far away; it's just around the corner. And when we experience that insanity, it isn't that God has moved, but that our faith has wandered and shaken hands with the craziness of self-sufficiency.

Coming to believe isn't usually a sudden happening, but a gradual change. And with daily renewal, it makes our life work.

"Came to believe": those three beautiful words remind me today that I didn't get here alone.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*

08-17-2024, 06:45 AM	#17
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,164	August 17 "Came to believe": The three most beautiful words in our language. ~Anonymous "Came to believe" has become a magical phrase for many of us. It is indeed beautiful. What did we come to believe? That a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. And it has happened in so many lives that it is a tenet of our program. The lost have come home; we've been restored. As we enjoy the fruits of recovery, though, we sometimes fail to realize that insanity isn't far away; it's just around the corner. And when we experience that insanity, it isn't that God has moved, but that our faith has wandered and shaken hands with the craziness of self-sufficiency. Coming to believe isn't usually a sudden happening, but a gradual change. And with daily renewal, it makes our life work. "Came to believe": those three beautiful words remind me today that I didn't get here alone. Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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