November 9

How many times at meetings we hear that if we want to make God laugh, make plans. This doesn't mean that we stay idle and don't take any actions.

In our active addiction, we functioned through default. Most decisions were made for us, by others, and by the drugs. Our Third Step asks us to make a Decision.

This Decision is based on the evidence we experienced with the Power Greater Than Ourselves we met in the Second Step. The Third Step is the bridge into Sanity. We experienced the results of our actions, in the Program, and they were Good.

Our doom and gloom were replaced by Hope, and our Hope turned into Faith by our actions. Like turtles, we can only make progress by sticking our necks out of the shell. In this journey, we take Healthy risks based on the positive evidence in our Lives and in the Lives of those around us.

We participate in our Lives and leave the results up to the God Of Our Understanding. Our Gray Book states, "With each meeting we attend, seeds planted in earlier meetings are watered until we can see them grow to harvest. This harvest is a form of spiritual growth. " As we begin to Trust, our Faith Grows.

We are released from that paralyzing fear we've known before we came to Narcotics Anonymous. We Trust God and Narcotics Anonymous with our Lives. We now make Decisions based on Principles, and we Believe in our Hearts that all will be well.