Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
My life is unmanageable whenever I take control. — Anonymous
A spiritual paradox: When we give up control of our life, we gain it; when we hold on to control, we lose it. This idea goes against the grain. Even in the depths of our addiction, having suffered defeat time after time, we clung desperately to the idea that we were still in control, that we were still self-sufficient. When at last we saw the unmanageability of our life and surrendered to a Higher Power, we discovered that control was restored and life manageable.
The choice is always ours. We can lose control anytime we decide to run things. Or we can maintain control of our life by making a daily decision to turn it over to God.
Today I ask for the manageability that comes only from giving up control.
Hazelden Foundation
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