SEPTEMBER 4 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God may not do it MY way"

A Day at a Time Reflections · Sep 4, 2026 · 1m

Though I have prayed at various times in my life, I realized after several months in Gamblers Anonymous that I'd never really prayed properly. I'd always tried to make deals with God, much like a foxhole atheist; I'd always pleaded, "Grant me my wishes," instead of "Thy will - not mine - be done." The result was that I remained self-deceived and was thus incapable of receiving enough grace to restore me to a saner way of life. Do I see that, in the past, when I prayed to God, I usually asked that two and two not make four? Today I Pray … May I look back and review how I have prayed before…