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bluidkiti · 03-14-2014, 01:20 PM

March 19

Faith and Effort Make a Difference

Faith and action are the ideal combination. Total reliance on God, to the extent that we make no effort on our own behalf, will not succeed. Without Divine rain, our plowing, tilling, and seeding would produce nothing. If it is the right thing to do, we should not be frightened by a challenge, and we should trust that God will help bring our efforts to successful completion. Sobriety is a challenge that requires our maximum effort. But having seen so many times that our own efforts fall short, we invoke Divine assistance. This approach can be applied with equal success to many other challenges in life.

03-14-2014, 01:20 PM	#19
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 76,338	March 19 Faith and Effort Make a Difference Faith and action are the ideal combination. Total reliance on God, to the extent that we make no effort on our own behalf, will not succeed. Without Divine rain, our plowing, tilling, and seeding would produce nothing. If it is the right thing to do, we should not be frightened by a challenge, and we should trust that God will help bring our efforts to successful completion. Sobriety is a challenge that requires our maximum effort. But having seen so many times that our own efforts fall short, we invoke Divine assistance. This approach can be applied with equal success to many other challenges in life. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.