ABSTINENCE PRAYER
God, today is a new day for me and with You it can be a day of
abstinence; with You I can handle anything. I ask for Your protection
in case sometime during the day my desire to eat compulsively
becomes stronger than my desire to abstain. I ask for Your protection
today from anyone or anything that would interfere with my
abstinence. I know that I am powerless over food and that my life can
become unmanageable again. I do believe that You will relieve my
compulsion and restore me to sanity. Please help me to know Your
will for me today and give me the willingness to carry it out. I turn my
will and my life over to You. Please guide me through another day of
abstinence. God I need You.
Please grant me Genuine Humility.
L Y N M
https://piedmontintergroup.org – W I N T E R 2023 I S S U E NO 6
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