Gri Kitap Yansīmasī
Faith is the key. It takes a firm belief in a loving God before we can possibly begin to turn our wills and lives over to His care.
Gray Book, p. 139 (Chapter Eight, Lines 25-27)
Many of us came into N.A. with no experience turning our Wills and our Lives over to the Care of a Loving, Caring God. We haven't seen Miracles that happens by just Practicing Faith. We talked about Belief, but truly didn't Believe.
Our new-found lives are based on Faith. We had trouble Accepting life the way it was, and we lived in a way that was rooted in fear. By working the Steps, we come in contact with a Higher Power in which we can Believe in.
At first, it was difficult to believe in anything different from what we believed was True. But by working Step Two we opened ourselves to the possibility that something Greater Than Ourselves could restore us to sanity. If we Believe that there is a Loving God, by opening our minds to this possibility, we Practice Belief and eventually our Trust and Faith will Grow, giving us Strength. Our Gray Book says, " a Spiritual Experience is necessary to arrest our addiction. " Working the Steps and Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous charts that course.
Our First Spiritual Experience starts when we Surrender to Total Abstinence. The pain of living without drugs forces us to seek a Power Greater Than Ourselves. This Power relieves our obsession to use.
This is the Beginning of our Spiritual Awakening. We begin to Trust this Power, and it Guidance in our Daily Lives.
Having only a Daily Reprieve from this fatal, progressive, incurable disease, we need to Recommit ourselves with a Daily Surrender. We wake up every morning by showing our Gratitude with a Prayer. We Pray for God's Will for us and the Power to carry it out.
We do the next right thing for the right reason; we look at every situation throughout the day as an opportunity for Growth. No matter what happens, we make time for Meetings, call our Sponsors, help another suffering addict and Live the Spiritual Principles of Narcotics Anonymous. This is our Safeguard against the relapse process.
Each day with God's help our Spirits gain more territory against this deadly disease.
In This Moment: After some time doing things the N.A. Wayand not our own way, we begin to Develop the Faith which Leads to Trust that our Higher Power has better plans for us than ourselves.