December 4

In Narcotics Anonymous we are told that we have to "Surrender to Win. " After years of trying it our way, we found that the fight was fixed. Our addiction continued to progress and we continued to suffer.

The First Step says that when we admit our powerlessness and unmanageability in our lives, we open the door to Recovery. We open the door that allows a Higher Power to Help us with our Recovery. We learn that the opposite is also true, when we think we have the power to manage our own lives, we close that door and Recovery is not possible. After tapping into this Power in the Second Step, we became Aware that we need this Power to begin in our Spiritual Journey.

We Trust this Power and make the Decision to allow this Power to Guide us. The Steps in Narcotics Anonymous are designed to get us out of our own way. The Eleventh Step tells us that when we Pray a remarkable thing happens; we find the means, the ways, and energies to perform tasks far beyond our capabilities.

Surrendering after enforced morality tends to lack this Growth. Our Spiritual Conditioning is what makes our Unlimited Spiritual Growth possible. It becomes a Reality for us when we Trust to rely on this Power. We now are given the Power to walk the talk.

We can now Carry a Message sufficient enough to attract others to Recovery. This Higher Power will also Guide us and sustain us through Life's trials and tribulations.

We now learn to Live Life on God's terms.