Willing & Unable

One of the most important lessons we ever learned, Marsha and I, is that we are unable to do the very things God expects of us. Just try the love one another part for example. It was a shock to find that he didn't mean I was just supposed to love Marsha, although I must say even that had it's challenging moments. The love one another was all those folks that seemed to show up in my life. The expectation was that my actions would work for the good of everyone, not my chosen ones. I got it real fast that this was not achievable by this guy. It was amazing that moving along the same path at roughly the same pace we were discovering life lessons that were changing everything. We discovered that when we admit we're unable but we continue to be willing, and we depend on God, the impossible becomes possible. Bill Wilson in developing the AA method was correct, it starts for admitting that we are powerless without a higher power. I think you can get half way there without realizing you can't do it yourself, but that is the most damaging of all, because it makes you feel like you've arrived when the journey has hardly begun. It also freezes you in that place where your ultimate peace and serenity are not found. A place where your true blessings, your best life is still beyond the horizon. Marsha and I were so fortunate to grow together with the consistent support of each other. I don't know what God has ahead but looking back I expect many more amazing twists and turns as long as I'm willing and continue to know I'm unable.