Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. —Step Eleven of Al Anon
"... praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out" means that we ask on a daily basis to be shown the plan for that day. We also ask our Source for the power we need to carry that through. We will get a yes to both requests.
We do not ask other people to show their will for us. We ask God. Then we trust that we'll be empowered to carry God's will through.
God never, never asks us to do anything that He would not equip us to do. He never asks us to do anything we can't do. If we are to do it, we will be empowered. That's the easy part of this program. We never have to do more than we can, or anything we can't. If we want to worry and fuss we can, but we don't need to. That is our choice.
I have learned, through difficult and good times that this Step will carry me through. When I don't know what to do next, God does. Working this Step, one day at a time, will take us to places we could never have traveled on our own. Simple acts, done daily in accordance to God's will for us, lead to a Grand Plan for our life.
Today, I will focus on asking God to show me what He wants me to do. I will ask God for the power to do that; then I will go ahead and get the job done. God, help me let go of my fears about living life one day at a time. Help me trust that when life is lived simply and in trust, a beautiful mosaic called "my life" will be woven. I am being divinely led, guided, and cared for.
Wow...this has been really helpful to me. It has prompted me to look back at step 10
Looking back at my day.....allowing me to:
* accept what I have managed to achieve, and what I haven't....reviewing my to do list...
* feel my feelings * Accept my reality and to find gratitide for what is * say thank you to God * identify what I've done wrong without punishment or judgement * give apology * find my fears and resentments * find a relevant positive affirmation .....(which hopefully will help me sleep)
And then waking up to step 11
Planning my new day......
* Starting my day with a meditation or prayer. * asking for guidence for my day * Breathing....and very simple exercise * Plan my meals * Plan my fun acitvities for the day loosely ( I have to pace to survive my chronic illness) * Build a tick list of what has to be done
I'm really going to try and put this into practice. Lets see how ong it lasts.
before reading your studies I think I have tried to make these steps to complicated, worrying about what I do wrong and my inability to meditate....
I can see now it doesn't have to be too hard or take too long... It just takes to keep doing it lol Self care Not easy for me to concentrate on....but I seem to have picked up a new awareness that will hopefully encourage me to keep it going...
Thank you, odaat. Beautiful share & I really feel your step 10 & 11 with you. Wonderful work :) I'm in the U.K. too. Are we neighbours? Liverpool ;) Lv lilmzx
