The Hour of Decision

Not all large decisions can be well made by simply listing the pros and cons of a given situation, helpful and necessary as this process is. We cannot always depend on what seems to us to be logical. When there is doubt about our logic, we wait upon God and listen for the voice of intuition. If, in meditation, that voice is persistent enough, we may well gain sufficient confidence to act upon that, rather than upon logic.

If, after an exercise of these two disciplines, we are still uncertain, then we should ask for further guidance, and, when possible, defer important decisions for a time. By then, with more knowledge of our situation, logic and intuition may well agree upon a right course.

But if the decision must be now, let us not evade it through fear. Right or wrong, we can always profit from the experience.Letter, 1966
As Bill Sees It, p202

Yesterday there was a lot of talk in the meeting about decision-making and this was the first page I turned to in AA material this morning.  I have accepted that my decisions will either produce a learning experience for me or they will be God's will for me and I will experience the happiness, joyousness and freedom the book talks about.  The part I am still working on is being still enough to listen for the small voice within.  I consistently make decisions based on old ideas and some of them are no longer valid.  It is hard for me to break the hypnosis and patterns of 'what has been' in my life.  I am one of those who lean on reason far too much that last mile.  Today, I will slow down and listen to that small voice within.  Thy Will, not mine, be done.

Thank you Higher Power.  Thank You for your neverending patience with my unlearning old ideas that block me from the Sunlight of Spirit.  Thank You for giving me tools that will help me make decisions that are healthy and according to purpose.  Thank You.