“At the hospital I was separated from alcohol for the last time.” (Chapter 1, Big Book)
The question of stopping drinking is not straightforward.
It must be carefully distinguished from not starting again, which is a different project.
God separated Bill from alcohol as follows:
(1) God inspires Ebby to visit Bill
(2) God does a good job through Ebby
(3) Bill submits to hospitalisation
But look at the process: Bill does not invite Ebby.
It is not Bill’s bad experiences that activate the process of getting well.
He’s the object of this entire process.
Punchline: If we’re the object of the process, if we drink again, we will simply have to wait for intervention.
Looking at this, I realise I got sober and stayed sober not because of me but because of God: I took the action, but God gave me the direction and strength.