Hi- I'm *** I'm an alcoholic
ty for a wonderful topic. one that has been surfacing quite a bi in meetings lately. I'm grateful for that.
I'm onna list some stuff I'm hearing here, please don't think I'm crosstalking, or talking directly at anyone. here's my experience.
"Humble yourself in sight of God..."
"forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass againat us..."
I found myself in my abusers...
"humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings..."
My sober date was Jan. 1 2008
so I'm admittedly new to this... and have not yet worked my 4th step....
that said- I've not yet heard/ read anywhere that I need to forgive myself...
Thbis is my understanding thus far-
My job is to receive God's grace....
that is, the forgoveness and love of The God of my understanding....
In doing this, I can better forgive those who trespass, or misstep, against me....
and see God in them....
I don;t factor into this....
It's just not my job, or my place to forgive myself....
If I can find myself, my trespasses, in my 'abusers'..... I am practicing all parts of this principle....
and cannot help but ot feel better about who I am ... today....
My past has passed...
and there it goes again....
All I can do is let go of resentments, let God in, in all aspects of my life, and no drink. That's all I know to do.
God has forgiven me.... Hek, God forgave me before it happened!
If I trully acceot that grace, there is no need to forgive myself... am I above God?!
God has done for me hat which I could not do myself....
God has forgiven me where I could never begin to forogive myself....
God has done for me that which I could not do myself.....
I am immensly grateful for this program.... It took AA ....
Add-on comment: "There is being sorry, and there is not doing it again. No doing it again is the repentance."
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