Comments on: SURRENDERING SELF-WILL http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will-2-2/ by A.A. Members for A.A. Members Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KD http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 KD Wed, 05 May 2010 05:42:38 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will/#comment-2267 This is what I've been struggling with. I've been working the steps, but keep coming back to the question from my sponsor and other concerned friends, "When are you going to stop playing 'director' and let God have control?" It's so difficult to reach that point, because I feel like, as long as I'm in control, I know where my life is going. Obviously, I'm not doing a good job of directing my own life, or I wouldn't have made the mistakes that led me to seek treatment in the first place. So, I've come to the realization that this is "the next right thing". Now, I just need to do it! This is what I’ve been struggling with. I’ve been working the steps, but keep coming back to the question from my sponsor and other concerned friends, “When are you going to stop playing ‘director’ and let God have control?” It’s so difficult to reach that point, because I feel like, as long as I’m in control, I know where my life is going. Obviously, I’m not doing a good job of directing my own life, or I wouldn’t have made the mistakes that led me to seek treatment in the first place. So, I’ve come to the realization that this is “the next right thing”. Now, I just need to do it!

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]]> By: Jaci http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 Jaci Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:06:08 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will/#comment-1960 I can relate to this, I like thinking I'm in charge and control of everything I do, but oviously Im not doing such a great job of that on my own, or my mind and body would not be tormenting me. I must now give my life and will over God, to surrender all to him. I'm not gonna lie, this is scarry to forfit our will and trust that God will carry us threw, but what do I have to loose that I wasent distroying already. I can relate to this, I like thinking I’m in charge and control of everything I do, but oviously Im not doing such a great job of that on my own, or my mind and body would not be tormenting me. I must now give my life and will over God, to surrender all to him. I’m not gonna lie, this is scarry to forfit our will and trust that God will carry us threw, but what do I have to loose that I wasent distroying already.

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]]> By: Bob S. http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 Bob S. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/03/09/surrendering-self-will/#comment-1916 I used to think of surrender as giving up or quitting. This was completely foreign to me and felt contradictory to my idea of solving a problem. One day I realized that the difficult part of surrendering my will to God's will is changing direction. Invariably I had to exert myself to stop and change directions. This required effort and I had to fight against my old ideas that resisted change. Fighting was something I could understand, I just had to redirect my fight against my old beliefs. I had to use my will power to join the spiritual battle against my self-defeating behaviors. I used to think of surrender as giving up or quitting. This was completely foreign to me and felt contradictory to my idea of solving a problem. One day I realized that the difficult part of surrendering my will to God’s will is changing direction. Invariably I had to exert myself to stop and change directions. This required effort and I had to fight against my old ideas that resisted change. Fighting was something I could understand, I just had to redirect my fight against my old beliefs. I had to use my will power to join the spiritual battle against my self-defeating behaviors.

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