Good Orderly Direction

It is when we tried to make our will conform with God’s that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was a most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with God’s intention for us. To make this increasingly possible is the purpose of Celebrate Recovery’s 12 Steps, and Step Three opens the door.

All I have to do is look back At my past to see where my self-will had led me. I just don’t know what’s best for me and I believe that Jesus Christ, my only Higher Power, does. G. O. D., Which I define as “Good Orderly Direction,” has never let me down, but I have let myself down quite often. Using my self-will in a situation usually has the same result as forcing the wrong piece into a jigsaw puzzle – exhaustion and frustration.

Step three opens the door to the rest of the program. When I asked God for guidance I know that whatever happens is the best possible situation, things are exactly as they are supposed to be, even if they aren’t when I want or expect. God does do for me what I cannot do for myself, if I let him.

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