~ FAITH ~
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"Faith has to work twenty-four hours a
day in and through us, or we perish."
The Big Book, page 16
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The Big Book states that if we are
rigorously honest we will receive
release from our addictive
compulsions. Working the Steps is what
keeps us honest. I didn’t believe this
with my whole heart and I lived within
my disease. My sponsor told me to just
"do it" and see what happened; to "act
as if it were true."
What is faith? It is the belief that if
we stay close to our Higher Power we
will be where we need to be. It is the
guarantee that we do not walk through
this world or this disease alone. Faith
requires commitment to a belief that is
greater than what we can see, hear,
taste or smell. It’s knowing that there
is a God who loves us as we are, and Who
will journey through this life with
us. And faith requires that we act on
that knowledge. That is faith.
I did the Steps and the compulsion was
removed. A miracle? Absolutely! I had
faith that the program would
work. Putting the faith to work by
diving into the Steps released me from
the grips of the disease, one day at a
time. The beauty of the program is faith
in a Higher Power who will walk us
through one hour, one day and one
miracle at a time.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will act as if there is a God who loves me.