Good morning God. It is that time again when I reach out to you and express my gratitude for the gift of life, for the overwhelming desire to move forward in recovery, for your patience with me because I am such a slow learner, for everything that will come in my path today, for the fact that you woke me up today, for the gift of willingness today, and the list goes on and on. I am so blessed. Today’s reading is on spiritual growth. As it says…prayer is not logical and yet it works. Where rational intelligence fails, I place my faith in a source of help that is beyond my understanding and know that I will receive what I need. I can see I’m slowly beginning to have more faith in you God. My willingness today is not from me…. Oh No!! I’d rather just sit and let the day pass me by… but with all the people; you have put in my life, I’m beginning to see small changes. Getting out of myself is a Biggy for me. The absorption of self becomes toxic for me. My own little world, hurting myself with the food, and being remorseful after, my thoughts are always me, me, me, that I don’t focus on what is good all around me. Recovery has so many resources that I can use so I can move forward. Just for today, that is all I have, and at the end of the day I can reflect back and say “ah, it’s been a good day, thank you God”.
From Rosemarie
source : Central Florida Overeaters Anonymous Intergroup May 2025 – Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
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