Maintaining sobriety requires effort and persistence
work
Hard Come and Remain Firm
Stop thinking about what you’re thinking
Host to God or Slave to my Ego (2 of 2)
Hosting God takes work (Part 2)
Host to God or Slave to my Ego (1 of 2)
Hosting God takes work
Desire versus willingness
The only requirement for attendance at an AA meeting is a desire to stop drinking, but the requirement for Membership is a willingness to change myself.
Are you looking for a fix-it fairy?
God is not a Fix-It fairy.
He does not come by and sprinkle pixie dust on me and my problems then fly away leaving me fixed and repaired. He does not flutter by on gossamer wings and touch me with a magic wand, and voila, I am transformed from an absolute fool to a beautiful person, full of charm and complete in all respects. He is not a Peter Pan, crossing His fingers and wishing, with the audience, that I was changed to a good-tempered and courteous person.