Daily Reprieve - September - Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums

bluidkiti · 09-21-2013, 11:10 AM

September 22

"WORLDLY CLAMORS"

"Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him." 1 John 2:16 (The Message)

"But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 13

For what it's worth: Alcoholism's self-centeredness presented itself as the path to worldly success. Of course, this proved to be a lie. Instead, it blocked me from all things spiritual and created a painfully empty soul. I was isolated from God and deaf to His will until I found the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Years of living these Steps, however, did not cure me of selfish "worldly clamors". I have to beg my Heavenly Father each morning to free me from bondage of self so I can hear and do His will throughout the day.

God bless you.
Joe W.

09-21-2013, 11:10 AM	#23
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,926	September 22 "WORLDLY CLAMORS" "Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him." 1 John 2:16 (The Message) "But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 13 For what it's worth: Alcoholism's self-centeredness presented itself as the path to worldly success. Of course, this proved to be a lie. Instead, it blocked me from all things spiritual and created a painfully empty soul. I was isolated from God and deaf to His will until I found the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Years of living these Steps, however, did not cure me of selfish "worldly clamors". I have to beg my Heavenly Father each morning to free me from bondage of self so I can hear and do His will throughout the day. God bless you. Joe W. __________________ "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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