The Pain Of My Defects
August 11, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Today’s Daily Reflections
Remember, from the Seventh Step;
“In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.”
I’d asked God for dozens of do-overs, never believing there was any hope. In addition, I sure didn’t exactly perceive that were I to be graced with a new life that, by necessity, it would have to be born through pain!
“But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.”
In our Eighth Step we discover more about pain: “I learned that the pain of my defects is the very substance God uses to cleanse my character and to set me free.”
We might want to consider embracing our pain as we grow…
Pain was the primary motivator for me to get into AA and to initially do all the things I had to do to get well. It still is important in getting me to do certain things.
Fortunately one of the the blessings that AA has provided me with is to not have to always learn by the action – first experiencing pain – and reaction – maybe I need to work on this – method of living.
Dave