'When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn’t. What was our choice to be?' (Big Book, page 53)
If I am upset in some area of my life, I have not turned it over, because I believe God is not everything, so I have grown to fill the space He has left. This needs to be reversed. If you are struggling to fill out the column 'What God would have me be, think, or do,' ask someone with more experience in the programme.
Fill out the table as in the example:
Area I haven't turned over | Fear of | What God would have me be, think, or do | In a phrase or two |
Example: The state of the human world / the state of the natural environment | Example: Loss of freedom Poverty Physical threat Destruction of habitat Unrest Alteration in how people live Extinction | Example: Trust humanity Trust God Remember I am spirit so cannot be harmed Vote for the right party Contribute to charities and think-tanks Be rational and moderate Do not think about matters that do not concern me today Do God's will in the world Leave others to do theirs | Example: Let go Do my part |