What is faith? It is the belief that if we stay close to our Higher Power we will be where we need to be. It is the guarantee that we do not walk through this world or this disease alone. Faith requires commitment to a belief that is greater than what we can see, hear, taste or smell. It's knowing that there is a God who loves us as we are, and Who will journey through this life with us, and acting on that knowledge. That is faith.

The Big Book states that if we are rigorously honest we will receive release from this compulsion. Working the Steps is what keeps us honest. I didn't believe this with my whole heart and lived within my disease. My sponsor told me to just "do it" and see what happened, to "act as if it were true."

I did the Steps and the compulsion was removed. A miracle? You betcha! I had faith that the program would work. Putting the faith to work by diving into the Steps released me from the grips of the disease, one day at a time. The beauty of the program is faith in a Higher Power who will walk us through one hour, one day and one miracle at a time.

One day at a time...
I will act as if there is a God who loves me.

~ Sara H. ~

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