Daily Recovery Blog
Monday Mar 9, 2026
"If your knees knock, kneel." - Michele D.
PRAYER HELPSI spent many days praying to a God I did not understand. Most my
prayers were more like screams for help. I must have had a
guardian angel that looked over me during my using years. Like
many addicts I prayed only when my life was in turmoil. I knew
deep down God heard me. I do not ever remembering praying when
things were good. It was suggested to me, that in the morning I
ask for help and in the evening I say thank you. I am happy to
say I followed that suggestion. I must admit in the beginning it
was no more than lip service. I remember addicts sharing about
how important it was to develop a God of my own understanding. I
heard old timer say it helped more if I got on my knees when I
prayed. He said it was a sign of respect. He mentioned that if I
was going to visit the Queen I would bow in respect. I was
fortunate that their suggestions made sense to me. There was
little to no serenity in my life. Many times my prayers were
given because I was simply afraid that I was going to use again.
After a few weeks of starting my day with prayer, if I had
forgotten to pray in the morning, it only took a couple of hours
before I began to feel uncomfortable. I learned for this addict I
feel much better when I remember to pray.
“If we pray little, it is probably because we do not really
believe that prayer accomplishes much at all." - Wayne A. Grudem
Sunday Mar 8, 2026
"Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday." - Eddie A.
OVER TO THE CARE OFLearning to apply spiritual principles to my life was not easy.
Many times it was against my will. I had to practice acceptance
way more than ever I thought was necessary. My higher power was
all powerful, all loving and all caring, so it would only make
sense to let my life be in his care. However, I resisted this,
and as I look back over my life, nothing I touched ever turned to
gold. Why I resisted the program is beyond me. I usually needed
extreme pain in order to become willing. I’d had enough
experiences in my life to give me faith. It may have started out
as blind faith, but the fellowship helped to open my eyes. I
needed to turn my will and my life over to the care of God if I
actually wanted to stay clean. My best thinking got me in jail. I
had turned my will over to drugs and my life over to the
department of corrections. I decided to follow my sponsor's
suggestion and turn my and will and life over to the care of God
as I understood him. I did that on a daily basis by asking for
guidance everyday. I asked God for guidance in my recovery and to
show me how to live clean. Two and a half decades later, it still
works for me. I am grateful that my God is an all powerful, all
caring and all loving God.
"Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up
all night anyway." - Mary C. Crowley
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