I've not done this for a bit, write something when I'm at a loose of words. It has always been one of my downfalls; not keeping my mouth shut.
Laugh if you must, even I chuckle when I think about it. there has been a lot on my mind of late.
Mainly about being a hypocrite. And that came about waiting to move/save as much as can be saved from an A.A. Hall. (we've been evicted)
The second part was being a parent when we say don't to our children, all the while being drunks.
And last, but not least, what scripture has to say
about it:
Mar 7:6
And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Mar 7:7
'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' Mar 7:8
"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." Mar 7:9
He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. Mar 7:10
"For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH'; Mar 7:11
but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),' Mar 7:12
you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
Mar 7:13
thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."(NASB)
How many times do we speak to New Comers in a meeting or our family members; do this and it will be OK, and we refuse to do the same thing?
How can we ask some one else to do something we ourselves are unwilling to do?
How can we be a perfect example of true sobriety/recovery and give the Newcomer an inkling of hope and freedom from our addictions, if we still walk in our old ways, even though we are dry.
I think Loise caught this when she wrote an article for the Grapevine: December 1944; "Bill's Wife Remembers when He and She and the First A. A.s were Very Young"
Are you an old timer who beets your own drum about recovery, while sharing, your experience, strength and hope, and yet unwilling to do the little things? You know, walk the talk!
I find, I fall far short in this even though it is on my own mind.
Let me leave this little tid-bit:
"Practice love and service at work and at home and not just in meetings."
Tags: Life Actions Hypocrite Love
