ust for Today meditation for November 27, read by Andrew
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November 27
Seeking God's help
"At times during our recovery, the decision to ask for God's help is our greatest source of strength and courage."
Basic Text p. 26
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When we take the Third Step, we decide to allow a loving Higher Power to guide us and care for us in our daily lives. We make the decision to allow this guidance and care into our lives. Some of us believe that, once we've made the Third Step decision, God leads us; from that point on, it's just a matter of paying attention to where we are led.
The Third Step decision is an act of faith, and asking for God's help is a way of renewing that act of faith. Putting faith to work in our daily lives gives us all the courage and strength we need, because we know we have the help of a loving Higher Power. We trust that our needs will be met. We can tap into that faith and trust just by asking.
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Just for today:
I will remind myself that I'm not alone by asking my Higher Power for help each step of the way.
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November 28: Just for Today meditation, read by Andrew
Just for Today meditation for November 28, read by Andrew
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November 28
Being ourselves
"To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves."
Basic Text p. 35
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Humility is a puzzling concept. We know a lot about humiliation, but humility is a new idea. It sounds suspiciously like groveling, bowing, and scraping. But that's not what humility is at all. True humility is, simply, acceptance of who we are.
By the time we reach a step that uses the word "humbly" we have already started to put this principle into practice. The Fourth Step gives us an opportunity to examine who we really are, and the Fifth Step helps us accept that knowledge.
The practice of humility involves accepting our true nature, honestly being ourselves.
We don't have to grovel or abase ourselves, nor must we try to appear smarter, wealthier, or happier than we really are. Humility simply means we drop all pretense and live as honestly as we can.
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Just for today:
I will allow knowledge of my true nature to guide my actions. Today, I will face the world as myself.
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