JFT - A growing concept of God
September 24, 2021
A growing concept of God
Page 278
"The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves. We don't have to be religious to accept this idea. The point is that we open our minds to believe."
Basic Text, p.24
In a lifelong process of coming to believe, our understanding of God will change. The understanding we have when new in recovery will not be the same when we have a few months clean, nor will that understanding be the same when we have a few years clean.
Our initial understanding of a Power greater than ourselves will most likely be limited. That Power will keep us clean but, we may think, nothing more. We may hesitate to pray because we have placed conditions on what we will ask our Higher Power to do for us. "Oh, this stuff is so awful, even God couldn't do anything," we might say, or "God's got a lot of people to take care of. There's no time for me."
But, as we grow in recovery, so will our understanding. We'll begin to see that the only limits to God's love and grace are those we impose by refusing to step out of the way. The loving God we come to believe in is infinite, and the power and love we find in our belief is shared by nearly every recovering addict around the world.
Just for Today: The God I am coming to understand has a limitless capacity for love and care. I will trust that my God is bigger than any problem I may have.
Copyright (c) 2007-2021, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved
-
4:06
Just For Today - Recovery and Sobriety
4 months agoAA Daily Readings 2-6
34 -
0:47
HANYMata
2 years agoGrowing fava beans
63 -
28:31
WARNING TV - Jonathan Hansen
2 years agoGrowing Your Faith
246 -
1:48
Trixie Cat TV
2 years agoGrowing Baby Kitten
1037 -
0:16
Celien77
2 years agoGrowing Bush Bean
19 -
0:01
A channel that deals with a diverse lifestyle
3 years agoGrowing vegetable
21 -
1:00:21
MYLUNCHBREAK CHANNEL PAGE
21 hours agoA Little Season in New York City
79.6K77 -
11:56
China Uncensored
22 hours agoThe Philippines Threaten War with China
69.6K54 -
33:00
Degenerate Jay
1 day agoThe James Bond Games Have Been Lost To Time
39.3K8 -
29:11
The Why Files
1 day agoMystery in Cisco Grove: Don Shrum’s Encounter with UFOs, Aliens and Robots
57.1K30