Rebellion May Be Fatal

The moment we say, “No, never!” our minds close against the grace of God. Delay is dangerous, and rebellion may be fatal. This is the exact point at which we abandon limited objectives, and move toward God’s will for us. ~ AA World Services Inc., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (p. 69).

What's your favorite character defect?
Procrastination, or as the A.A. Twelve and Twelve
describes it, "sloth inn five syllables"?
Gossip? Sarcasm? Greed? Jealousy?
Self-Pity? Hatred? Lying? Promiscuity?
All our defects of character met a need once.
Are they special, still enjoyable, too dear to release?
If our Creator selects our pet vice as one
which stands in the way
of my usefulness to My Creator and my fellows,
does it feel necessary to cry, "No, Never!"?
That, then converts Step Seven to an action step
as we stand aside and allow the Power to make us,
change us, into a new, unknown creation.
This is the exact point at which
we abandon limited objectives,
and move toward God’s will for us.