Today’s Reflection March 22

God’s Will Or Mine?

Going it alone in spiritual matters is dangerous […] It is worth noting that people of very high spiritual development almost always insist on checking with friends or spiritual advisors the guidance they feel they have received from God (12 & 12 60).

When I seek guidance from my Higher Power, as the SA Program teaches me to do daily, how do I know whether the thoughts coming into my mind are from God? To help sort God’s will from mine I take four actions.

First, I ask for willingness to be open to God’s will.

Second, I talk about the answers I receive with my sponsor and other SA friends. The act of sharing gets me outside of myself so that my muddled thinking does not cover up reality. Often when I speak, others hear something different from what I was thinking.

Third, since I tend to be impulsive, I practice patience. I try to work on God’s time rather than mine.

Fourth, throughout all of this I continue to seek the answer in prayer.

Should an immediate decision be necessary, I take what I see as an action of love or doing the next right thing. Eventually, it will be clear whether I am acting out of self-will or God’s will. God’s will gives me a clear conscience, a humble and grateful spirit, and a sense of progress on my journey in recovery.

God, grant me the patience to listen to your will for me as it comes through prayer and meditation, loved ones and SA friends.