DECEMBER 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Looking for God's rubber stamp"
Update: 2025-12-08
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We often see people in Gamblers Anonymous - devoutly and with seeming sincerity - ask for God's guidance on matters ranging from major crises to such insignificant things as what to serve at a dinner party. Though they may be well-intentioned, such people tend to force their wills into all sorts of situations - with the comfortable assurance that they're following God's specific directions. In reality, this sort of prayer is nothing more than a self-serving demand of God for "replies"; it has little to do with the Gamblers Anonymous Program's suggested Eleventh Step.
Do I strive regularly to study each of the Steps, and to practice them in all my affairs?
Today I Pray … May I not make the common mistake of listing my own solutions for God and then asking for a stamp of Divine approval. May I catch myself if I am not really opening my mind to God's guidance, but merely laying out my own answers with a "what do you think of these?" attitude.
Today I Will Remember … Am I looking for God's rubber stamp?
A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH
G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
Do I strive regularly to study each of the Steps, and to practice them in all my affairs?
Today I Pray … May I not make the common mistake of listing my own solutions for God and then asking for a stamp of Divine approval. May I catch myself if I am not really opening my mind to God's guidance, but merely laying out my own answers with a "what do you think of these?" attitude.
Today I Will Remember … Am I looking for God's rubber stamp?
A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH
G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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