My husband pointed out this cartoon in the local paper this past Monday. It made me giggle. I thought you would appreciate the humor.
I have been struggling with being a positive source of energy for my fellows as there have been so many of my people in sobriety having MAJOR setbacks and struggles beyond staying sober. I don’t want to jump into the pit of despair with them. I need to remember to come alongside them and that there IS hope—to be that light of hope for others.
Then, later that evening, in a Zoom online meeting, I heard the person speaking say,
“I was humbled by the beating administered by my own self will.”
Wow.
That struck home. I literally had forgotten to surrender to God—to plug into a higher voltage, so-to-speak. That power that fills me up and keeps me going to be able to help others.
That plug-in will cancel any beat down by my own self will!
I start the day with the third step prayer:
”God, I offer myself to Thee, to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.
Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness
to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life.
May I do Thy will always! Amen”
The line that helps me serve others best is, “Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I might better do thy will.”
Gets me out of God’s way. So He can use me.
Try it. It works.
“...Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:10
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