The Eye of the Soul
It's been said, that the eye of the soul is the will. Free will, self will, if we turn our will over to the will of God, then we will be sure that our purpose will be God's purpose, and our lives will be in the the hands of God and our souls will be saved by God.
In AA people are taught that addiction is not a matter of self will, ill will or a moral failing. It is a disease that renders some people powerless over alcohol, if and only if they decide to drink. If they don't take the first drink, they are no longer powerless over their disease and when they put into action the 12 step program. When they align their human will with a divine will, then and only then, will the soul of the individual illuminate the will of God.
Tonight I heard someone say he had wasted 20 years drinking and drugging. He shook his head in disbelief. But for the past ten years he has surrendered his will to the will of God and that's kept him sober and willing to seek the spiritual values of honesty, integrity, unselfishness and pure love. His past, as pathetic as it sounded, didn't leave much of an impression on me, I was more impressed with this man's determined will to do the next right thing -- to live one day at a time, seeking to do the will of God, because his life, and his soul depended on it.
In fact, the past lives of recovering addicts and alcoholics really have very little bearing on the present, except to prove the power of God to overcome- possibly the most cunning, baffling and powerful disease. Its a disease that seeks to destroy innocent lives one drink or one drug at a time. The power to overcome takes teamwork, God and our human will, our free will. No one can force us to turn our will over to God, not even God. But when we release our will - we begin to see our soul clearly and that's when our souls will soar and we will live out our destiny in the light of victory! That's when our will truly becomes the eye of the soul!
In AA people are taught that addiction is not a matter of self will, ill will or a moral failing. It is a disease that renders some people powerless over alcohol, if and only if they decide to drink. If they don't take the first drink, they are no longer powerless over their disease and when they put into action the 12 step program. When they align their human will with a divine will, then and only then, will the soul of the individual illuminate the will of God.
Tonight I heard someone say he had wasted 20 years drinking and drugging. He shook his head in disbelief. But for the past ten years he has surrendered his will to the will of God and that's kept him sober and willing to seek the spiritual values of honesty, integrity, unselfishness and pure love. His past, as pathetic as it sounded, didn't leave much of an impression on me, I was more impressed with this man's determined will to do the next right thing -- to live one day at a time, seeking to do the will of God, because his life, and his soul depended on it.
In fact, the past lives of recovering addicts and alcoholics really have very little bearing on the present, except to prove the power of God to overcome- possibly the most cunning, baffling and powerful disease. Its a disease that seeks to destroy innocent lives one drink or one drug at a time. The power to overcome takes teamwork, God and our human will, our free will. No one can force us to turn our will over to God, not even God. But when we release our will - we begin to see our soul clearly and that's when our souls will soar and we will live out our destiny in the light of victory! That's when our will truly becomes the eye of the soul!
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