Thursday, December 5th
I can accept a power greater than myself, but how does that acceptance lead to a spiritual change?
Before recovery, some of us worried that our sexual compulsion was taking us further away from any spiritual connection. Our repetitive acting-out behaviors only seemed to deepen a feeling of emptiness — a growing void within us.
Step Three suggests that we turn our will and our lives over to the care of the God of our understanding. Accepting a Higher Power is one thing, but turning over our will means letting go of our need to control — an action we would never have considered while in our compulsive state.
We “let go” by trusting that our Higher Power can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. We may more easily develop this faith if we admit that our previous attempts to control our lives generally failed. By establishing this trust, we let our Higher Power guide our actions.
Through our work and with the support of our fellow members, we may experience a change in our behaviors, attitude, and outlook. This spiritual transformation can enable us to live in the present, right-size our fears and resentments, and show compassion to ourselves and others.
We become more present in our lives and connected to the wisdom within us.