Bible Quote: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- Reflects trust in a higher power, surrender of self-reliance, and seeking divine guidance for a clear path.
Big Book Quote: "We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns." (Big Book, Chapter 5: "How It Works", p. 68)
- Echoes Proverbs by emphasizing trust in a higher power over personal understanding and aligning one’s life with that power’s guidance.
Connection:
- Trust: Both stress relying on a greater power, not oneself.
- Surrender: Proverbs’ "do not lean on your own understanding" parallels the Big Book’s rejection of self-will (see Chapter 4: "We Agnostics").
- Guidance: "He will make straight your paths" aligns with AA’s promise of a sober life through acknowledging a higher power, as in "Bill’s Story" (Chapter 1: "Bill’s Story").
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