...Gods will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves.
Basic Text, p. 48
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Its human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to think that, if no one knows, one small deception wont make any difference. But someone does know we do. And it does make a difference.
What worked for us when we used frequently doesn't work long in recovery. As we progress spiritually by working the Twelve Steps, we begin to develop new values and standards. We begin to feel uncomfortable when we take advantage of situations that, when we used, would have left us gloating about what we had gotten away with.
In the past, we may have victimized others. However, as we draw closer to our Higher Power, our values change. Gods will becomes more important than getting away with something.
When our values change, our lives change, too. Guided by an inner knowledge given us by our Higher Power, we want to live out our new found values. We have internalized our Higher Powers will for usin fact, Gods will has become our own true will for ourselves.
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Just for today: By improving my conscious contact with God, my values have changed. Today, I will practice Gods will, my own true will.
-- Edited by Dave R on Saturday 29th of March 2014 06:32:58 AM
In the case of the cashier giving you to much , you should give it back to her , honesty pays . That is part of the values we have learned in recovery . I have a conscious contact with God , I have better values in life now . I try and practice God's will , my own true will .
