my daily reflections…

in my early recovery, at my sponsor and i’s 1st meetin, he asked me what my priorities in life were. of course, i said my well-bein, my family, and mentioned employment. he asked me, “where is God in all this?” i really didnt have much an answer for such a pointed question. he asked if i believed in God and what my faith was. i told him i was raised in a Southern Baptist home, had learned through sunday school and church, and religion from my youth, but really didnt have much, if anythin, to do with it. he said, “see joel, thats been your problem your whole life, your priorities are all misaligned”. as i looked into this statement, i could see how he was right and how i had placed myself above all, creatin a sense a of false pride. i had, as this mornins readin suggests, deprived myself of Gods help my whole life. it took time to turn that around. it wasnt a lightenin flash occurrence. the faith in my HP and the priorities i live by today have grown and evolved from an educational type of experience. today my priorities are, God, Recovery, Service. 1 day @ a time...