After we’ve made a surrender, the drink problem is out
of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have
to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the
problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God’s hands.
Whenever I’m tempted to take a drink, I must say to
myself: “I can’t do that. I’ve made a bargain with God not
to drink. I know God doesn’t want me to drink and so I
won’t do it.” At the same time I say a little prayer to
God for the strength needed to keep the bargain with Him.
Am I going to keep my bargain with God?
Meditation For The Day
I will try to grow in this new life. I will think of
spiritual things often and unconsciously I will grow. The
nearer I get to the new life, the more I will see my
unfitness. My sense of failure is a sure sign that I am
growing in the new life. It is only struggle that hurts.
In sloth–physical, mental or spiritual–there is no sense
of failure or discomfort. But with struggle and effort, I
am conscious not of strength but of weakness, until I am
really living the new life. But in the struggle, I can
always rely on the power of God to help me.
Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may see signs of my growth in the new life.
I pray that I may always keep trying to grow.