My ideas didn't work
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 14 June, 2014 - 14:15I was talking to my sponsor about my latest slip. I told him how I'd acted out and then said, "I know I need to work the steps, I know I need to do the next...
I was talking to my sponsor about my latest slip. I told him how I'd acted out and then said, "I know I need to work the steps, I know I need to do the next...
It seems to me that, if I pray FOR something, then I am not fully surrendered. In Step 3, I made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God. If I pray for anything other than that – any...
In my addict self (the Old Man), I can be so caught up in myself that even prayer is about me. Back then I was praying to God but I wasn’t meaning the words much – I was just saying them so I could scratch prayer...
It is day 16 for me today. As the morning wore on, I found my mind wandering more and more...struggling...having to work harder to "bounce" my mind away from lust and onto something...anything else....
Each morning, before I get out of bed, I read a short devotional and pray. It is a good way for me to start my day and get my mind moving in the right direciton. This morning's reading really hit home for me and...