My thought for today is the third step prayer. When I decided to stop trying to run my life on self-will, and instead accept guidance from my higher power, that's the day I took the Third Step. The third step is best expressed through the third step prayer: "God, I offer myself to thee to build with me and to do with me as thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self so that I may better do your will, and take away my difficulties so that victory over them will bear witness to those I would help of your love, your power, and your way of life. May I do your will always." So, I ask to be released from the chains of self will, from the ego and fear which only fuel my addiction and I offer myself to be of service, to be a testament to others what God has done for me. I remember I was still living under the bridge when I did the third step. I remembered reading in the big book that the men who cry for food, shelter, and clothing before they get sober are on the wrong track. All those things did come to me, as a result of doing God's will.
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