Daily Reprieve - January

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January 12

THE SIMPLE WAY

“So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 88

“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Isaiah 38:3

For what its worth: I was a simple drunk. I took only one drink at a time. That one drink progressively turned me into a hopeless alcoholic with no desire for sobriety or God. I sought only relief from the agony of my alcoholism when I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. There I found immeasurably more: sobriety and God. I thought God had forbidden me any joy in life because I had offended Him. Instead of punishing me, God granted me this humble, straight forward, Twelve Step way of life, changing me from a worthless, no good drunk into a child of God. To express my gratitude, this child will seek to spend the day in my Heavenly Father’s arms, seeking His will in each of my next right steps today.

God bless you.
Joe W.