AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy aa-alive.net)

August 2, 2025
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Could and Would
Many of us exclaimed, "What an order! I can’t go through with it."
Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain
anything like perfect adherence to these principles . . . Our description of
the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures
before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:
(a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives.
(b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism.
(c) That God could and would if He were sought.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60
 

Thought to Ponder
I can't. God can. I'll ask Him to.
 

AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H  =  For All I Trust Him.
 

A Member Shares:
Good morning everyone. I am Christi a grateful alcoholic sober only by the grace of God. I was definitely one of those people that didn’t think I could go through with the program when I got here. I still had the thinking that it was all up to me. And because all of my methods of trying to quit drinking had failed in the past, this would surely fail too. My fear of failure also kept me from wanting to completely abandon myself. I thought that somehow if I did these steps I would have to do them perfectly. But as we have a heard it said many times, the only step that requires 100 percent is Step One. And when I wholeheartedly could admit that I was alcoholic and could not manage my own life, including quit drinking on my own will power. That no human power, not my husband, son, doctor, etc. could help me, it brought me to the place of complete brokenness. A place where I was there before God humbly asking Him to "take the wheel" if you will. I couldn’t do it anymore. But He could and He would. And what a breakthrough that turning point was for me. I no longer had to fight and claw and scrape. I no longer had to worry about doing it perfectly or neatly. Because now it was up to Him. I remember as I finally went through steps 4 and 5 thinking, what if I miss something and remain "stuck." My sponsor would tell me time and time again, if you remember things in the future, we deal with them then. And there were times that in conversation something would pop up and I would take care of it quickly with my sponsor. But here is my favorite part of this reading: "God could and would if He were sought." It is so easy when I am talking about my journey or even in a share to talk about what I have done. And true, we do do footwork. But at the end of the day, I would not be where I am if God had not brought me here, if God had not done the majority of it. Simply put, I was just a willing vessel who said okay and He took the reins. I am so grateful to be part of this life saving program and to be here with each one of you where I have the opportunity to learn from you all as well. Thank you.
 

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