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These are the promises in AA's big book. A lot of you willbknow them but some may not. They are my favorite paragraphs in all AA literature and i hold them dear and they are true, i can testify to that. On pages 83-84.

"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new hapiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which ised to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for is what we could not do for ourselves."
"Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fufilled among us. Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them."
 
I struggled with that very question for a long time. Shit man, i dontbknow. I just got to a point where my desperation led me to a minset of simplicity. The God of my understanding doesnt create harm. Up until recently i blamed God for everything. My addiction, my moms cancer, fucking rainy day, everything. But im miserable like that and i just choose to have faith and my God is not a man or Christian God but my own personal diety. My diety didnt create anything. It just waits for us in a realm of peace. Christians call it heaven but i just call it a realm. My mom died 2 weeks ago and i really believe ill see her again one day. Maybe im wrong about everything and i wont but personally im much happier believing i will. For me it doesnt hurt to believe. It helps me. All i know is when i was atheist and agnostic i was a miserable lying scumbag alcoholic and addict. Its been a slow road for me bc i had same question you posted. I still struggle a bit but my mom believed so thats enough for me to believe. I think God gave us free willvso i think its our fault we abuse substances cause they feel good. Usually at some point addiction has a price of insanity and one either seeks help or dies. Ive known many who have died and ive been very close several times. But i sought help and i was so desperate if they told me to jump up and down for an hr iveould have done it. So believing in a merciful God and helping pthers is easy and a small price to pay for my sanity and clear mind. Thats just me man but i totally can relate and get your question.
 
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These are the promises in AA's big book. A lot of you willbknow them but some may not. They are my favorite paragraphs in all AA literature and i hold them dear and they are true, i can testify to that. On pages 83-84.

"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new hapiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which ised to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for is what we could not do for ourselves."
"Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fufilled among us. Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them."
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