From today’s Daily Reflections, “The
word “entered” . . . and the phrase “entered into the world of the Spirit” are
very significant. They imply action, a beginning, getting into, a prerequisite
to maintaining my spiritual growth, the “Spirit” being the immaterial part of
me. Barriers to my spiritual growth are self-centeredness and a materialistic
focus on worldly things.
Spirituality means
devotion to spiritual instead of worldly things, it means obedience to God’s
will for me. I understand spiritual things to be: unconditional love, joy,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, self-control and humility. Any time
I allow selfishness, dishonesty, resentment and fear to be a part of me, I
block out spiritual things. As I maintain my sobriety, growing spiritually
becomes a lifelong process. My goal is spiritual growth, accepting that I’ll
never have spiritual perfection.”
Becoming
more spiritual or having greater faith in a higher power makes me less
fearful. I have made great progress in
living a more spiritual life. The good
news is that as I get more spiritual, I have more faith and trust in a
spiritual program of action thus wanting even more spirituality. The bad news is that I still have a long long
ways to go. Progress, not perfection.
I am
grateful for my many spiritual blessings such as more faith and less fear.
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