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When she understood that God’s plan for her might be different from the one she had in mind, she was able to accept the ever-changing story of her sobriety

I've been in AA for 11 years. To some that may seem like a long time, to others nothing. But for me it is a one-day-at-a-time program. And I'm finding that no matter how long I've been in the program, just when I think I have things together, my story changes. I may have believed one way when I first came in and a few years later I find that maybe something's not right and I need to look at things differently. I am constantly struggling with my belief system. Some things for me never change. God is my Higher Power and I couldn't stay sober without God and the AA program. But sometimes my view of God and how I should live changes. I find myself questioning what is right and what is wrong for me. This is hard because in our society, for many people, there's only one right and one wrong. But I feel like I've learned in AA that we have a choice and that God loves us no matter what. Even though I know this I still question myself. Should I go to church? Is everything in the Bible as it says? Am I listening to my Higher Power or am I listening to the people around me? 

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