Do You Have a Problem With People
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Some of the 12 step literature is so clear on this point 
Even Jesus said we condemn ourselves to judge others, for we practice the very same things. And yet He also said we must first change by removing the plank from our eye first, before attempting to remove the speck from others' eyes. That must mean it is possible to leave certain character defects behind
Even Jesus said we condemn ourselves to judge others, for we practice the very same things. And yet He also said we must first change by removing the plank from our eye first, before attempting to remove the speck from others' eyes. That must mean it is possible to leave certain character defects behind 
Some of the 12 step literature is so clear on this point Even Jesus said we condemn ourselves to judge others, for we practice the very same things. And yet He also said we must first change by removing the plank from our eye first, before attempting to remove the speck from others' eyes. That must mean it is possible to leave certain character defects behind
Even Jesus said we condemn ourselves to judge others, for we practice the very same things. And yet He also said we must first change by removing the plank from our eye first, before attempting to remove the speck from others' eyes. That must mean it is possible to leave certain character defects behind
I use to go to a church where the preacher always talked about satan is after the Christians. He said satan ain't got to worry about anyone else. The preacher said he wanted to be number 1 on satans hit list. Then this same preacher got caught cheating on his wife with a woman he was supposed to be providing marriage counseling to.
I don't think I want to be number 1 on satans hit list.
I don't think I want to be number 1 on satans hit list.
Here is the AA lit on acceptance:
Acceptance is the answer to ALL of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation- some fact of my life- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
More:
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.” We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.
From Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered, the so-called “AA Big Book,” 87-88. (AA World Services, Inc., New York,NY, 2001).
And still yet more:
Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn’t think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God’s help. From chapter 5, How It Works, in the AA Big Book.
Acceptance is the answer to ALL of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation- some fact of my life- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
More:
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.” We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.
From Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered, the so-called “AA Big Book,” 87-88. (AA World Services, Inc., New York,NY, 2001).
And still yet more:
Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn’t think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God’s help. From chapter 5, How It Works, in the AA Big Book.
the REAL problem comes in when we Love others maybe a little too much???
not really, but oh Dear Jesus, sometimes when we Love others so much,
it gets us into 'trouble', BUT, because we Love You so much, you always
seem to get us OUT of said 'troubles, if we have your God-Given-Holy Spirit' within us...
AMEN!
not really, but oh Dear Jesus, sometimes when we Love others so much,
it gets us into 'trouble', BUT, because we Love You so much, you always
seem to get us OUT of said 'troubles, if we have your God-Given-Holy Spirit' within us...
AMEN!
I like chocolate but I honestly don't know how people can drink coffee. I've tried it before and thought it tasted horrible. Please don't hate me.