June 27 - Wanting What Is Right

Doing the right thing used to feel like resistance. Then, slowly, it became something Corey actually wanted. In this solo episode, he walks the Big Book to show how that shift happens — and why it was never something he could force on his own. Lasting change happens when doing what is right becomes something I want, not something I resist. Corey opens with the set-aside prayer and a reminder that he's no one special — just a normal guy and an alcoholic who happens to love how the literature connects to his life. From there he builds the framework that anchors the whole episode: Big Book page 25, where deep and effective spiritual experiences revolutionize the whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows, and toward God's universe — mental, physical, and spiritual, the three sides of the disease. Page 64's spiritual malady, page 62's hard truth that his troubles are basically of his own making, and the self-will run riot he couldn't even see while he was in it. The turn comes where it always does for Corey: page 62 again — neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God's help. He can't do it alone. He's tried and tried and tried to be a better Corey, and it never held. But page 63's new employer changes the math: God as director, principal, Father — the keystone of the arch through which a man walks free. And the promise that follows — new power flowing in, peace of mind, the loss of fear — because it was never about being a better Corey. It was about getting out of the way and letting the Father's grace change not just his actions, but his heart. He closes with a teaser: next time, willingness — because he'd argue it has to come first. Over time, obedience becomes willingness, and willingness becomes joy. Christian recovery | 12-step faith | sobriety devotional | self-will | spiritual malady | the arch we walked through | God's help | addiction recovery | AA and faith | sober living | daily reflection Daily entries at dailyripples.com — contact us at [email protected]  Daily Ripples connects recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day.