Thursday, June 2, 2022
Cannot Fail? Really?
...the Third Step corresponds to the principle of faith. Once we truly make the leap to believe, no matter what, that a power greater than ourselves will restore us to sanity and will take care of every other issue in our lives as well, we cannot ever fail to recover, and the compulsion to binge disappears. ~ Overeaters Anonymous. Voices of Recovery . Overeaters Anonymous. Kindle Edition.
Step Three: "Made a decision
to turn our will and our lives
over to the care of God
as we understood Him."
How do we know exactly when
we have actually made a decision
to believe, no matter what,
that a power greater than ourselves
will restore us to sanity?
Is it once and for all times?
Or is there wiggle room?
Are we entitled to sometimes
run hot, fully convinced,
and sometimes
be riddled with doubt?
I find encouragement
in the Twelve Steps and
TwelveTraditions'assertion,
"“Once we compulsive overeaters
truly take the Third Step
we cannot fail to recover.”
So somewhere there's
inevitability assured,
but as long as I find
wiggle room,
I can usually find it!
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