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bluidkiti · 09-30-2014, 09:02 AM

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I heard someone say the other day that “coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” Am I really supposed to believe that God is involved in every insignificant piece of luck I have? It’s a bit much for me to believe that my Higher Power is interested in whether or not I get a good parking space. And what about the days when everything isn’t going my way?

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Some people experience coincidences evidence that our live are in the hands of a loving God, and some se good or back luck simple as part of the randomness of events. Maintaining good recovery doesn’t require that we take a stand on this subject!

There’s another way of thinking about seemingly chance happenings: Wherever they come from, whatever else they are, coincidences are sober opportunities. When I bump into someone I’ve been thinking about making amends to, I have an opportunity to do it on the spot, and I don’t pass it up. When I’ve been avoiding taking one particular Step and find myself at a meeting where that very Step is being discussed, I have a chance to let go of my resistance then and there.

What we call coincidence involves a meeting of events with our own awakened spirit. In recovery, we often see opening for taking action and for feeling gratitude—opportunities that we would have missed if we were still active in our addictions.

09-30-2014, 09:02 AM	#11
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,587	-----67 ---- Chance everywhere has power. OVID Newcomer I heard someone say the other day that “coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” Am I really supposed to believe that God is involved in every insignificant piece of luck I have? It’s a bit much for me to believe that my Higher Power is interested in whether or not I get a good parking space. And what about the days when everything *isn’t* going my way? Sponsor Some people experience coincidences evidence that our live are in the hands of a loving God, and some se good or back luck simple as part of the randomness of events. Maintaining good recovery doesn’t require that we take a stand on this subject! There’s another way of thinking about seemingly chance happenings: Wherever they come from, whatever else they are, coincidences are sober opportunities. When I bump into someone I’ve been thinking about making amends to, I have an opportunity to do it on the spot, and I don’t pass it up. When I’ve been avoiding taking one particular Step and find myself at a meeting where that very Step is being discussed, I have a chance to let go of my resistance then and there. What we call coincidence involves a meeting of events with our own awakened spirit. In recovery, we often see opening for taking action and for feeling gratitude—opportunities that we would have missed if we were still active in our addictions. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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