Daily Reprieve - April

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April 7

ASK GOD FOR WILLINGNESS

“If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 76

“So I say to you, ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9

For what it’s worth: Thank God He did not listen to me back in my drinking days when I begged Him to leave me alone and let me die. Instead, He carried me to Alcoholics Anonymous. God knew the tricky drunks there would break through my stubborn arrogance and show me my need for Him. And they did that in many ways. One was through my personal weaknesses. As I gained sobriety, my feelings came alive again, and I began to feel and understand that my character defects were not only hurting others, they were causing me pain. I used to drink to deaden that agony and I could again. I knew I needed to be rid of those deficiencies, but how? Those tricky drunks told me what they did: sought help from a Higher Power. Pain motivates me, so I am inclined to do as I was taught. I ask God for the willingness to be rid of these agonizing defects. My motives may not be pure, but my Heavenly Father hears me and offers help to become truly willing to have Him remove these character defects. He knows I do not always use His help, but He is always patient and loving, even though I have to come to Him over and over again. When I knock, He always opens up to me.

God bless you!
Joe W.