Trusting a Higher Power

What does it mean to Trust a Higher Power?

For many, the word "God" carries heavy baggage, but in recovery, trusting a Higher Power is simply the decision to stop playing the role of the ultimate authority. It is the relief of admitting that our own limited thinking hasn’t solved the problem of alcoholism. Trusting a Power greater than ourselves means we no longer have to carry the entire world on our shoulders. We begin to believe that there is a source of wisdom and strength available to us that is far more capable than our own willpower. It is the shift from a life of self-reliance to a life of spiritual partnership.

This trust is built in small, daily actions. We stop forcing solutions and start asking for guidance. We begin to notice "coincidences" and moments of unexpected peace that suggest we are being supported. Trusting a Higher Power doesn't mean we are guaranteed the outcomes we want; it means we trust that we will be okay regardless of the outcome. We learn that we can let go of the results because the universe is governed by a grace that doesn't require our constant supervision. In this surrender, we find a security that the world can neither give nor take away.