Willing to Be Willing

Hebrews 11:7-10

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith – for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. (NLT)

"This is the how and why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom." (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 62)

I don’t want to do that.
I really don’t want to do that.
Would you believe REALLY??
I asked her to sponsor me,
not to boss my life.
Isn’t there an easier, softer way?
No? Tried before?
I know. They call it faith.
They call it act as if.
They have what I want.
I want faith, I want recovery, I want serenity,
I want what they have.
I’ll do what they say to do
but I don’t have to want to,
do I?

God, I’m willing to be willing
to walk these Steps.

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