What is my Motive? – 401
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🗓️ 2 September 2023
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At a recent meeting, the topic was Step 11. I most often share about my difficulties in creating a regular program of prayer and meditation. But at this meeting, I picked the second part of the step “Praying only for knowledge of God’s will…” The question that I face when I consider that phrase is,...
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| 0:00.0 | In Step 11, we are asked to pray for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out. |
| 0:05.0 | But how do we know what God's will is? |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to episode 401, 401 of the Recovery Show. |
| 0:13.2 | This episode is brought to you by Mark, Melanie, |
| 0:15.7 | Rakell, Gina, Anne, David, Kimberly, and Clara. |
| 0:20.2 | They use the donation button on our website. |
| 0:23.0 | Thank you, Mark, Melanie, Raquel, Gina, Anne, David, |
| 0:26.9 | Kimberly, and Clara for your generous contributions. |
| 0:30.2 | This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of |
| 0:34.2 | alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live |
| 0:38.6 | or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction |
| 0:41.4 | understand as perhaps few others can. |
| 0:44.2 | So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:49.7 | Before we begin we would like to state that in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. |
| 0:55.0 | During this show we will share our own experiences. |
| 0:58.0 | The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. |
| 1:01.0 | Take what you like and leave the rest. |
| 1:04.0 | We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. |
| 1:07.0 | My name is Spencer, I am your solo host today. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm reading from Courage to Change January 18th, which I will read part of. The share is |
| 1:19.3 | about wanting to help the alcoholic, beginning to understand that maybe that's not the right thing to do. |
| 1:30.0 | The reading continues, I also had to consider why I felt so desperate unless I was helping |
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