Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - December

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December 27

Prayer Cannot Be Self-Centered

Many with years of recovery describe how their prayers evolved as sobriety increased in quality. Initially, prayer was bargaining: I'll be good, God, if You will do thus and so for me. When these requests were not satisfied, God had not kept His side of the bargain, and they were released from obligations. It was not until later that their prayer turned into Help me to do what is right. Mature prayer occurs when we yield our desires and turn our will over to God. A loyal soldier who goes out on a mission does so in obedience to his commander, whose wishes may be different than his own.