Faith – Not Easy For Some? Many? Most?
April 21, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Reading today’s “Daily Reflections
First Things First – Dr. Bob speaks of practice and I imagine that this was passed down to the point when it eventually came to me because my sponsor pointed out to me the only way I’d become good at anything was to practice it. It most certainly applies to recovery as Dr. Bob says;
“And I don’t believe we do AA too well unless we practice it.”
He goes further to speak of practicing then acquiring the spirit of service which, in turn, leads to;
“We should attempt to acquire some faith, which isn’t easily done, especially for the person who has always been very materialistic, following the standards of society today.”
Which may have something to do with why I talk about being “societized.”
“But I think faith can be acquired; it can be acquired slowly; it has to be cultivated. That was not easy for me, and I assume that it is difficult for everyone else…”
To which the excerpt’s respondent says;
“Fear is often the force that prevents me from acquiring and cultivating the power of faith. Fear blocks my appreciation of beauty, tolerance, forgiveness, service, and serenity.”
Fear – the thief of all thieves… and, again, the Big Book has the answer (pg. 68);
“We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear.”
