Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.

How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance?

I feel relieved. I feel like I will get the help I need. I'm not sure how to do it other than by asking through prayer and meditation. I am pretty amazed at how much better I feel since I've started praying, though. My biggest thing was--God, I've got problems. I'm too busy for you. Instead I should have been turning my problems over to God and asking for his guidance.  And I confess, prayer still seems like a bit of a chore, but it's such a small thing next to the benefits. It bothers me that I see prayer as a chore, and not as something I delight in, but I feel confident that will come with time.



How do I know who or what my Higher Power is?

I know my Higher Power is a great power because he has worked in my life before, but as I said, as soon as things start going good, I don't tell God to take a hike exactly--I usually thank him and give him a 1099--like he's contract labor. When things start going really good--I think I've got the power. I think I'm invinsible.
But I am finally beginning to get it--it's not me--it's God. Sure, I have to do my part, but without God, the blessings don't come.