“There I humbly offered myself to God, as I then understood Him, to do with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost.” (Chapter 1, Big Book)
Here’s how I do it:
- Throw myself at God’s mercy each morning, on my knees
- Commit each day to seeking and doing God’s will only
- Each day, formally renounce vanity- and fear-driven goals
- Throw the future into God’s hands so I am 100% free in the action of the moment
- Recognise God as the power I remain in at all times
- Plan each day with God, then invoke God’s strength to stick to the plan
- Schedule the week, month, and year so everything is taken care of
- Proceed with each task maximally diligently, treating each as for God
- Take anything I develop worry or anger about and give it promptly to God
- Visualise and know that God is looking after these matters at all times
- Ask God what action, if any, I must take, schedule, act, then drop
- Visualise a big ‘no trespassing sign’ over these matters: these are not my problem
- When upset, unsure, or prone to impulsiveness: pause, ask, act per God’s will
- When generally agitated, withdraw to rest in the refuge of God
- Return to the central refuge of God each night when retiring