Divine Providence

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I'm a slow learner. It took me 10 years of sobriety to begin to understand the depth of "Divine Providence".

For me, it means that when I go through a valley in this road of sobriety there is a reason for it and ultimately in God's time good will come out of it since God can see over the next mountain top....and I can't.

It was there all those early years in AA and I never recognized it It was on pg. 449 of the 2nd edition of the BB "nothing happens by mistake in God's world".

Whatever our situation is, the knowledge of this can get us through, In it's simplest terms it's a principle of "cause and effect"

In closing, I have found that "It's in The Valleys That We Grow"

Tiger

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Dear Tiger---I learned about Divine Providence in a phamplet called ACCEPTANCE. The front of it is blue with a white dove on it. A reverand or a preacher wrote the phamplet and it is real simple and
basic. It explains that Divine
Providence is when God makes good things come out of bad things. He
can do that cuz he is God!!! LOL!!!


I have been lucky enough to experience some Divine Providence in my life. Loss and Gain. It is very difficult for me to let go and loss is just devastating for me but I do gain a lot of good as a result
of it. My Higher Power gives me
what I need not necessarily what I
want....Sincere Love & Hugs------
MISTYEVE


Hi Mistyeve, Good Post and so true

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the valleys I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountain top
And never experienced pain,
I would never appreciate God's love
And would be living in vain.

I have so much to learn
And my growth is very slow,
Sometimes I need the mountain tops,
But it's in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand
Why things happen as they do,
But I am very sure of one thing.
My Lord will see me through.

My little valleys are nothing
When I picture Christ on the cross
He went through the valley of death;
His victory was Satan's loss.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining
When I'm feeling so very low.
Just give me a gentle reminder
That it's in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord
And use my life each day
To share your love with others
And help them find their way.

Thank you for valleys, Lord
For this one thing I know
The mountain tops are glorious
But it's in the valleys I grow!

As I said it's in these valleys that we grow

Tiger


"Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us." 12 & 12 page 21

This is one of my favorite paragraphs to start newcomers out on. I always tell them to go get a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word Providence (with a capitol 'P'). In Merriam Webster's unabridged dictionary it says, "capitalized : God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny"

Divine in the same dictionary means, "of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god."

So, to me, the term Divine Providence is confusing. Basically it means Relating to God-God.

I think that everything in my life is an act of Providence. God does it all. He gives me choices that I can make. He knows the outcome of all the paths I can follow and my job is to pray that my choice is in harmony with His will for me. As long as I clean my own house, trust in God and help others while following the rules that God of my understanding has given me to follow then all will be well. Dean


Yeah Tiger!!! Are ya a poet and ya don't even know it??? Do your feet show it??? They are Longfellows!!!
LOL!!! That is an old joke!!! I
just could not resist----Mistyeve


Divine Povidence for me is often the fact that I end up where I am suppose to be inspite of myself.

I am given freedom of choice, and over the years I have made some bad ones, but the God of my understanding, always leads me back to where I am suppose to be.

He makes Himself know to me if I am open and aware. Like thinking of someone, and several days seeing that person. Going to the theatre the other night and two friends having seats beside us. Having a bad day and meeting friends along the way, who will give me a hug, and my day can turn around.

Love Always,

Caressa


Welcome Caressa,

I always take a second look at "coincidents". IMO many times, it's God directing us on thei "road of life"

Tiger

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There are hills and valleys on our road to recovery. I like to remember, "Never fear, God is here." I don't walk this journey alone. When I try, I often fall by the way side. That might mean I don't pick up my drug of choice, but I might find myself indulging in a substitution that lead to the obsessive/compulsive way of thinking. I need to be ever watchful. I have to be ever mindful of who I make 'god' of my life in today.