[MajestyJo]

When I first came into recovery, I heard the word God but realized I didn't have a clue about spirituality. I wasn't exactly on speaking terms with God, so I had to make Him personal. I used the Bible for meditation and Good Orderly Direction, but I had a narrow mind, and would only use Acts to Revelation, what I called the new teachings and the Psalms and Proverbs.

For me, the first four books were old news, I had lived with that knowledge all of my life, so I had to find new direction. I found that in AA, NA, and Al-Anon, although I went back to church, I left because it didn't meet all of my needs. I am an alcoholic, addict, codependent, and an adult child of an alcoholic. There were many people in the church who needed a program too.

I had to grow in awareness and keep an open line and mind, to keep that connection and prayed for awareness each day.