Tháng 8 ngày 2

When we first came around, we might have heard that things around us might not get better; but we will get better with the things around us. The defects that have been saving our Lives until now are still with us. Trying to solve our problems while still acting on default is not a viable Solution in Recovery. Step One gives us the opportunity to practice Honesty.

Aligning our actions with the Truth results in some of our initial problems being resolved. We see how our original Surrender worked when it came to our using. As we progress in our Recovery, we will experience deeper levels of Surrender.

Our Second Step tells us that, "We grow to feel comfortable with our Higher Power as a source of strength. As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fears of life. " In times of stress our defects that we thought we let go of can surface again. Sometimes they look different and seem subtle, but they're the same defects dressed up in different clothing.

Once again we forget that change is not difficult, it's the resistance to change. Our Greatest Source of Strength becomes our Solution. One of the Spiritual Principles we can reach for and practice is Gratitude.

As we practice some Spiritual Principles, it becomes like the domino effect. Honesty becomes the antidote to our disease thinking.

The old tools of our disease seem to subside, and the Spiritual Solution becomes the answer. We tap into our Higher Power for the Strength to apply these Spiritual Principles. Honesty takes on a deeper meaning, once again we align our actions to the Truth.

As we practice these Principles in our Daily Lives, the evidence becomes clear. Our Sixth Step tells us that Faith, Humility and Acceptance replace pride and rebellion.

We Share this experience with others as we Live the Program.

In This Moment: We can tap into this Power Greater Than Ourselves for the Strength and Guidance to face Life on God's Terms.