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Criminals & Gangs Anonymous

You Know What His Answer Was?

 

 

His Answer Was NO

 

I asked GOD to make me a better

Listener

and He said NO

He said, I've already given you two ears and one mouth

that you may have the opportunity to listen,

twice as much as you talk

He said, if you really want to understand more,

then you will quietly listen so you can hear what is said

 

 

I asked GOD to make me

Honest

and He said NO

He said I must stop telling lies

that my shame is born of my failure to do what I should

and making excuses why I can't

self-respect through honesty is not a Gift

it is a reward for being genuine

 

 

I asked GOD to remove my

Bad Habits

and He said NO

it is I who resist to change what has proven of no benefit

He said the only doors to change that are closed

are those I refuse to open

I cannot change, as long as I will not change

 

 

I asked GOD to give me

Patience

and He said NO

self-control will provide you with calmness

when you rush you make mistakes

when you endure the present,

today's experience can prepare you for tomorrow

Patience is not a Gift

it is practice

 

 

I asked GOD for

Happiness

and He said NO

that I will find pleasure through giving and sharing

contentment will come from doing good

and feeling good about what I do

it's up to me to become decent, and then

I will be blessed with His gratitude

 

 

I asked GOD to remove my

Anger

and He said NO

He said anger is the result

of wanting to change another attitude instead of my own

that I am not able to control everything thrust toward me,

by a person, place, thing or situation,

but I can control how I react.

I have a choice of what I want to feel.

 

 

I asked GOD to remove my problem with

Ego

and He said NO

He said I think only of myself, want only for myself,

believe only my way and do things only to get what I need

The less everything is centered around me,

The less ego will be a problem

 

 

I asked GOD to take away my

Resentments

and He said NO

you are only displeased by not receiving something you want

if you let go of the anger "you don't need"

the resentments go away

if you have any resentment you refuse to let them go

 

 

I asked GOD to show me how to be

Responsible

And He said NO

He said I cannot make your choices and decisions for you;

I will protect you if you stumble

I will guide you when you get up and try again

you must learn to love yourself

 

 

I asked GOD for

Tolerance of people, places and things

and He said NO

you must allow people to be who they are;

you must select the safest places to go

and you must do things that are right

He said serenity is a reward of tolerance

when I accept things as they are

and focus on improving myself

 

 

I asked GOD to spare me any more

Suffering

and He said NO

to experience pain, harm, loss or penalty teaches me

about courage and that faith has only limits that I set

He said it is through the suffering

that I find myself at the edge of "disadvantage"

where I become humble enough to ask for help and suffer no more

I will grow when I am ready

 

 

I asked GOD to take away my

Selfishness

and He said NO

giving is a choice, not a demand

sharing is a pleasure, not a requirement

He said my selfishness does not need to be taken away,

I simply need to give it up

 

 

I asked GOD to remove my

Insecurity

and He said NO

He said the more I hold on to fear, the less I feel safe

the more I try, trust is gained

self-confidence comes from within, not from without

He said He offers me protection,

but I must step out of my own doubts

fear is a threat when I stand in it

 

 

I asked GOD to allow me more

Reliance upon Him,

and He said NO

lack of personal responsibility is why you are frustrated now

depend upon My protection,

trust that I care

have more confidence that

you can change your own life

because that is why I made you

a complete person

stop being lazy

that doesn't show Me

Love and Service

 

YOU HAVE THE TOOLS

- USE THEM -

Richard M, Founder of CGA

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