JUST FOR TODAY "We begin to pray only for God's will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling." Basic Text, page 47
Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight A's, a triple salary raise - all ours without effort, just for the asking.
Now imagine the problems that come along with unearned riches, new luxury cars, and unmerited scholastic recognition. What would we do with a huge salary raise that had been granted for no reason? How would we handle our new financial responsibilities? And how would we live up to that raise? Could we ever make it appear that we deserve such pay when we know we don't?
What about that fantastic new car? Most come with expensive insurance premiums and hefty maintenance costs. Are we prepared to care for what we've asked for?
Academic honors? Could we perform like A students after we'd been given high marks we hadn't earned? What would we do if we were exposed as frauds?
When we talk to God, we need to remember that we live in the real world. We earn rewards and learn to handle them as we do. Confining our prayers to requests for knowledge of God's will, the power to carry it out, and the ability to live with the consequences will ensure that we get no more than we can handle.
Just for today: I will pray only for knowledge of God's will and the power to carry that out in the real world. pg. 349
ŠJust For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous
Good one Big V. All very true, sometimes we ask for more than we can handle. I will pray today and ask for the strength and determination to gain back what I lost in terms of respect and dignity.
kenh
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God is the only one you can depend on in recovery.
...praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out...
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"If we do an honest examination of exactly what we are giving, we are better able to evaluate the results we are getting."Chapter 10 - Emotional Pain - NA Way of Life.
I was just reading this last night and posting about what our 11th Step says, and voila, I wake up this morning to find the JFT today reflect this very topic Beautiful meditation, today's JFT ain't it?
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"If we do an honest examination of exactly what we are giving, we are better able to evaluate the results we are getting."Chapter 10 - Emotional Pain - NA Way of Life.
