Recovery Meditations ~ God Of My Understanding ~ One Day At A Time ~ January 16, 2011

~ GOD OF MY UNDERSTANDING ~

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"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us."

John Lennon
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Like many people, I originally came to

Program primarily seeking help with my

compulsive overeating. My main concern

was to gain control of my weight and my

appetite. I was expecting some kind of

diet program, but I found something

quite different.

I already considered myself religious

and didn't think I needed much help in

this area. I also wasn't particularly

interested in working on my

shortcomings, but I was willing to

overlook these "problem" areas of

Program because I was so desperate for

help.

Well, I did get my weight and appetite

under control, but I got much more than

that. Program's concept of being able to

work with a God of my own understanding

may have been the most radical and

personally-enlightening theological

tidbit I've ever had the pleasure of

tripping over. It changed everything I

thought I knew about spirituality and

God. Through this shift in my

understanding, my Higher Power began to

change me and help me with my COE by

gradually removing all of my past

baggage and encumbrances.

Even though I've now reached my recovery

goals, my purification continues daily,

as does my spiritual growth. I went

searching for a diet that actually

worked and instead found a whole new way

of life. Whoda thunk?


ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .


I will continue to nurture my relationship with the God Of MY Understanding by working the tools of recovery.