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bluidkiti · 03-12-2024, 10:23 AM

March 11

Quote of the Week

"If God is your copilot, change seats."

Before the program, I wouldn’t even let God on the plane. I was the pilot and copilot of my life, fueled by self-will and self-seeking. I took off and flew through the lives of others like a tornado. My thoughts were focused on what I could get or take, or how I could control you to get what I wanted. At the time, it seemed strange to me that the harder I tried to manipulate everything, the less I got what I needed or wanted.

When I started working my program, the idea of putting God in charge of my life seemed downright irresponsible. Fueled by a hundred forms of self-centered fear, I couldn’t fathom giving up control of my life. I was still under the delusion that I controlled not only my thoughts and actions but the results as well. For me, faith was slow in coming. The key was willingness, and the more I turned things over, the better my life got.

Today, one of the greatest gifts I’ve been given is a life of true freedom as the result of turning my will and life over to the care of my Higher Power. When God is the pilot, experience has proven, time and time again, that life flows more smoothly for me as well as for those around me. Plus, it’s easier being the copilot. My job now is just to suit up and show up and let God take care of the rest. And He always does. These days, when my life is getting a little turbulent, I look to see if God is my copilot, and if He is, I quickly change seats.

03-12-2024, 10:23 AM	#11
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,034	March 11 Quote of the Week "If God is your copilot, change seats." Before the program, I wouldn’t even let God on the plane. I was the pilot and copilot of my life, fueled by self-will and self-seeking. I took off and flew through the lives of others like a tornado. My thoughts were focused on what I could get or take, or how I could control you to get what I wanted. At the time, it seemed strange to me that the harder I tried to manipulate everything, the less I got what I needed or wanted. When I started working my program, the idea of putting God in charge of my life seemed downright irresponsible. Fueled by a hundred forms of self-centered fear, I couldn’t fathom giving up control of my life. I was still under the delusion that I controlled not only my thoughts and actions but the results as well. For me, faith was slow in coming. The key was willingness, and the more I turned things over, the better my life got. Today, one of the greatest gifts I’ve been given is a life of true freedom as the result of turning my will and life over to the care of my Higher Power. When God is the pilot, experience has proven, time and time again, that life flows more smoothly for me as well as for those around me. Plus, it’s easier being the copilot. My job now is just to suit up and show up and let God take care of the rest. And He always does. These days, when my life is getting a little turbulent, I look to see if God is my copilot, and if He is, I quickly change seats. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.