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Step 1 Done

This is harder than it sounds.  Admitting you are powerless over any area of your life is like admitting defeat. UNTIL you alter your perspective and realize that God really does intervene when you want him to.  My God is all powerful, all loving, and all forgiving.  He wants to remove from my life all the things that harm me, even those things that originate within me.

The more I get out and help others, the more I get out of my own head and just enjoy the moment for what it is.  Its a simple, but often difficult task of letting go.  I am learning to let go of expectations; of control; of even simple desires.  My goal is to simple respond to every situation with love, kindness, compassion, wisdom, and a bit of fun.

Lord, guide me today.  Let my words come from Your Word.  Let my actions be in accordance with Your will.  Fill me with the Holy Spirit that I might be a blessing to others, speaking life to everyone I interact with today.

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  1. UnknownJune 28, 2016 at 6:00 PM

    Congratulations on completing step one! One of the aspects that I appreciate most about step one is that it says "we admitted we were powerless...." To me, this reinforces the fact that none of us have to walk this journey alone. I dug myself into a mess through my drinking and my life was completely unmanageable, but WE worked through the program and have come to enjoy a new way of life!

    Early on, someone in the meetings told me, "you never have to drink again, and you never have to be alone again!" This is the beauty of the fellowship.

    You hit the nail on the head when you discussed your expectations of others, but we have no control over others. We tried to control our individual choices and look where that landed us! My best thinking resulted in me entering the program. I realize now that it was the best thing to happen to me. Although I am powerless over alcohol and my life was completely unmanageable, there is a solution....step 2!

    A power greater than ourselves can restore us both to sanity!

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