Courage to Change:
In places where people depend upon camels for transportation, they have a saying, “Trust in God and tie your camel to a tree.” I think of this saying as a colorful way of describing what we in Al-Anon call “doing the footwork.”
First we trust in our Higher Power. Trusting is a way of affirming that we are willing to be receptive to whatever the Higher Power chooses for us. We do not resign ourselves to our fate; we meet the day with confident expectation. We expect a miracle, as they say.
But we cannot expect our Higher Power to do for us what we can clearly do for ourselves. We must do our part. The Twelve Steps help us to distinguish between our responsibilities and those we can turn over to God.
Today’s Reminder:
Today I give thanks for the guidance of my Higher Power and for the measure of common sense needed to apply this guidance to the details of my daily life.
“No one else can define our role in the unique partnership we develop with our Higher Power.”
– In All Our Affairs