Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
There is but one ultimate Power. This Power is to each one what he is to it. — Ernest Holmes
Most of us have struggled all of our life trying to control the uncontrollable, believing that the right combination of actions would guarantee the outcomes we desired. None of us has ever had ultimate power except over our own thoughts, attitudes, and behavior; yet until we entered this program, we didn’t understand or accept this reality. And, on occasion, we still fail to believe it.
We are learning that we can’t force open a closed door, nor can we make a loved one live up to our expectations. We can, however, learn to trust our Higher Power’s ultimate authority. In time we will see that our well-being is guaranteed when we let go of our need to control.
A moment’s reflection will offer us ample evidence that God will orchestrate our life. Many of the times we were in pain were the result of our ego’s unwillingness to trust God’s power.
Today will go smoothly if I remember that God is in charge, rather than me.
Hazelden Foundation
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