The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it. Unless one's family expresses a desire to live upon spiritual principles we think we ought not to urge them. We should not talk incessantly to them about spiritual matters. They will change in time. Our behavior will convince them more than our words. We must remember that ten or twenty years of drunkenness would make a skeptic out of anyone.
There may be some wrongs we can never fully right. We don't worry about them if we can honestly say to ourselves that we would right them if we could. Some people cannot be seen - we sent them an honest letter. And there may be a valid reason for postponement in some cases. But we don't delay if it can be avoided. We should be sensible, tactful, considerate and humble without being servile or scraping. As God's people we stand on our feet; we don't crawl before anyone.
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
The miracle of change is sometimes over looked because it takes a length of time to occur. The miracle of change I am referring to is the changes that have occurred in me in the last 7 years. Some of the things that have changed in me I never thought would. Those are the miracles of God. I was not able to change until I let go completely and let God do His thing. Then the changes came. They were not easy. I had to go “throughâ€. But going “through†was worth it. The finished product, God’s finished product, is turning out OK. It is getting better and better each day. For example,Humility. I didn’t even know what humility was 7 years ago. So to write about it is even more extraordinary. Most change is good. Going through it is not always good for the person going “throughâ€. But when you get to the other side you will usually not have to go “through†again. May you go through change willingly, and may it be worth it, Thank You for your inspiration on yet another day of sobriety. It's because of people like you who took the time to reach out.....
