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Religion

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I have mentioned in past posts that I am willing to go to any lengths to stay sober. I revealed that I have used AA, seen both psychologist and psychiatrist, medication, read books, written a book, set up this website, posted some Youtube videos on my journey of recovery, daily meditation and prayer and most importantly have developed a relationship with God and feel that I can reach out to him for guidance and direction anytime.

Today I would like to discuss another avenue that I am using to stay sober. I have included religion as part of my life. Now I know this is a delicate subject. I am 55 years old and with the exception of over the past year I was very closed minded about the subject. I basically shunned the idea of it have any possibility of improving my life. I didnt like the idea of people congregating and in my perception of so many claiming that their denomiation was right over all others.

Now, I have not been church going my whole life but have recently found that religion is bringing me closer to God. I have attended a handful of church services with my wife. I found that for the most part that if I listen very close to the subject being presented that I have been able to relate some part of it to my life. Not always, but more times than not. Much of the sermons were full of things I could not comprehend. Partly because I have not ever studied religion or made an attempt to do so.

These days I am being open to the concept. I have made a compromise in terms of how I worship. Not being comfortable around groups of people I have been tuning into religion being discussed on Sunday morning television. I have found two ministers whom I have been able follow and listen to their message from God. As the bible is being interpreted by them I am usually able to receive some sort of positive message that pertains to my life and this has been a very enlighting process that I am experiencing. Now I don’t understand the bible but I am trying to by listening to the ministries and with the help of my wonderful wife who helps interpret passages for me.

Now I am not saying that religion may be for you. If your like me I had such a limited experience with church and the gospel of the bible that I remained closed minded for all my life. All I am saying is that it is really having a impact on my beliefs and my way of living. For those of you reading this post it is up to you to decide if this is an avenue that you want to explore. Once again I opened my mind to the concept of religion because I want to be as strong as possible in my quest to remain sober everyday.

God bless you and lets pray for the still suffering alcoholic and that they may find a way to recovery.

Thanks for reading this post and as always I welcome any comments.

Staying Focused

Regaining Focus

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I have really myself  losing focus, over the past month, on the importance of maintaining my most spiritual  practices; foremost daily prayer and meditation. For nearly 12 3/4 years of sobriety I can confidentially say that I hadn’t missed a day of prayer and meditation. As I have mentioned in previous posts, this is so important in my daily life of sobriety. I looked forward to it every morning by finding a quiet place in my home for deep prayer and reading. It was and will again continue to be my first action of the day. However, this past month I have been very neglectful in this area. I must admit to having missed more than at least five days of prayer over the past month. I have no excuses except to say I have placed other activities first in the beginning my day first.

The primary focus for writing my book, and starting a website with a blog on this site and another, was to reach out to suffering alcoholics to show that there is hope for a better life. Over the last month I have been preoccupied with seeing if I have followers on my sites as well as any comments. I have wondered if my book sales have reached out to suffering alcoholics and their families, or not. I am coming to the realization that I may never know. I feel reaching out to help is my calling and am going to continue my quest. I have to remember not to seek personal recognition for it is not I who am doing all the work. It is God.  I have been back on focus over the last week, with regards to daily prayer, so I do not lose focus on its importance in my life. I thank God for this awakening for it could have been a real endangerment to that which most importantly keeps me sober on a daily basis.  It has been said that ” God is doing for me what I could not do for myself”. I believe this and feel very blessed.

In addition, I will try blog more frequently as my hope  that this site and others will gain followers so that comments/discussions may help a suffering alcoholic seek sober way of life. May God continue to send blessings your way.