We do the footwork and accept whats being given to us freely on a daily basis.
Basic Text, p. 47
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Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible for our part of the relationship. If we do not pray and listen, we shut our Higher Power out of our lives.
When we think about our relationship with our Higher Power, its important to remember which one we are: the powerless one. We can ask for guidance; we can ask for willingness or strength; we can ask for knowledge of our Higher Powers willbut we cannot make demands. The God of our understandingthe one with the powerwill fulfill that half of the relationship by giving us exactly what we need, when we need it.
We need to take action every day to keep our relationship with a Higher Power alive. One way we do this is by applying the Eleventh Step. Then we remember our own powerlessness and accept the will of a Power greater than ourselves.
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Just for today: In my relationship with my Higher Power, I am the powerless one. Remembering who I am, today I will humbly accept the gifts of the God I understand.
Brings to mind the days when i just know something is wrong and I will stop whatever i am doing and get down to pray. Off goes the TV or whatever but that will really put my life in check as I realize my place as the powerless one and get down to serious business with my higher power.
One thing I always get when i do the above is a peace in my heart!
