~~SPIRITUAL~~ A DAY AT A TIME

12/07 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
As long as I stubbornly hang on to the conviction that I can live solely by my individual strength and intelligence, for just that long a working faith in my Higher Power is impossible.  This is true no matter how strongly I believe that God exists.  My religious beliefs -- no matter how sincere -- will remain forever lifeless if I continue trying to play God myself.  What it comes down to, we find, is that as long as we place self-reliance first, true reliance upon a Higher Power is out of the question.  HOW STRONG IS MY DESIRE TO SEEK AND DO GOD'S WILL?

TODAY I PRAY
I pray that I may not place my self-reliance above reliance on God.  May I know that there is no conflict between taking responsibility for my own actions, which I have been taught is the essence of maturity, and looking to God for guidance.  May I remember that if I stick to the "do-it-myself" rule, it is like refusing to ask for a road map from a tourist information bureau -- and wandering around forever lost.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Maturity is knowing where to go for help.