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Old 06-27-2014, 11:06 AM   #30
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SELF GETTING IN THE WAY

“Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 63

“Don't be selfish.” Phippians 2: 3
For what it’s worth: Alcoholism, I am told, is a disease of self-centeredness. It certainly was for me; I drank alcohol with no regard for others. It seemed cruel then, but natural now that I ended up alone with my miserable self. And there is where I would have died, except for Alcoholics Anonymous. God knew what He was doing; no therapy other than the Twelve Steps could have cracked the steel surface of my self-centeredness. Without that progress, I could not remain sober. Actually, I could not make any spiritual progress. For example, when I offer myself to God each morning in my Third Step prayer, I could not expect Him to build anything with me according to His will, if I insisted on having everything according to my will. Perhaps that is the reason we ask for relief from bondage of self in the Third Step prayer. I wonder if I need to ask for it in all of the Steps. I do not see how any of the Steps can be accomplished with self always getting in the way.

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