Photo: Taylor Grote
September 21
THE LAST PROMISE
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
The last Promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives me the strength, courage and guidance to meet my responsibilities in life so that I am then able to reach out and help others stay sober and grow. He manifests within me, making me a channel of His word, thought and deed. He works with my inner self, while I produce in the outer world, for He will not do for me what I can do for myself. I must be willing to do His work, so that He can function through me successfully.
From the book Daily Reflections | Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.