Meditations on "Powerless"

Some of us wonder where life will take us if we give our will and life over to the care of God.

A lot of us express self-hatred as we look at our personal appearance and our life experiences.

In the middle of the Bible, just after Psalms, we find the book of Proverbs which contains all sorts of practical wisdom about everyday living.

While we were living in addiction our daily agenda was completely centered on meeting our own needs.

In the Bible we read of all the good things that God does for those who have given their will and life into his care.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

God knows we are unable to find our way forward on our own and that it is impossible for us to consistently behave in healthy ways, no matter how much we want to.

For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

S As the Twelve Traditions are read at the meetings we attend, we join the reader on the final phrase with the words, “principles before personalities.

In the Bible we read of many festivals the people celebrate because God intervened on their behalf.

G The following Psalm is one that in many ways expresses the emotions we were dealing with when we called out to God in our powerlessness over our dependency and the unmanageable lifestyle we were living.

What came first the chicken or the egg? When we called out to God in our powerlessness, did we suddenly show up on His “locating system” or was He already waiting for us to call and available to help us?