Higher Power
April 24
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God….
May 12
We loosen the grip on our old destructive patterns, perhaps not knowing yet what will replace them, but in the faith that something better will be revealed….
June 24
Humility is a result of the self-honesty we have gained through working the preceding steps. It comes from a realistic view of ourselves, a knowledge of both our strengths and limitations….
July 8
To work this step, we only need to be open-minded enough to try something new. For most of us, coming to believe is a gradual process. We don’t need to believe in any particular concept of a Higher Power in order to begin….
July 15
We find our serenity growing as we align our will with God’s in each new area that is revealed to us….
July 17
But if we are patient and open-minded, we will discover an understanding of a Higher Power that is unique to us, and that we are comfortable with….
August 9
Having accepted both the reality of our disease and the possibility that a Higher Power can help us where our own efforts have failed, we make a leap of faith, turning to that Power for assistance….
August 17
The key to Step Two is not just believing in a Higher Power, but believing that this Power can and will restore us to sanity….
August 18
When life seems to be more than we can handle or when we feel pulled toward our addiction, reconnecting with our Higher Power is a powerful course of action….