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  • APRIL 11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God is in us all"

    APRIL 11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God is in us all"
    Apr 11 2026
    I came; I came to; I came to believe. Gamblers Anonymous has enabled me to learn that deep down in every man, woman, and child is the fundamental idea of a God. It may be obscured by pomp, by calamity, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves and miraculous demonstrations of that Power in human lives are facts as old as man himself. How well do I share my free gifts? Today I Pray … I pray that I may continue to look for and find the Godliness that is in me and in every other person, no matter how it is obscured. May I be aware that the consciousness of a Higher Power has been present in man since he was first given the power to reason, no matter what name he gave to it or how he sought to reach it. May my own faith in a Higher Power be reinforced by the experience of all mankind and by the working of God's gracious miracles in my own life. Today I Will Remember … God is in us all. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 10 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Count on my higher power"

    APRIL 10 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Count on my higher power"
    Apr 10 2026
    Change is the characteristic of all growth, from reckless action to thoughtfulness, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from childish dependence to adult responsibility-all this and infinitely more represent change for the better. Only God is unchanging; only God has all the truth there is. Do I accept the belief that lack of power was my dilemma? Have I found a power by which I can live-a Power greater than myself? Today I Pray … I pray that the Gamblers Anonymous Program will be, for me, an outline for change for changing me. These days of transition from compulsive gambling to abstinence, from powerlessness to power through God, may be rocky, as change can be. May my restlessness be stilled by the unchanging nature of God, in whom I place my trust. Only God is whole and perfect and predictable. Today I Will Remember … I can count on my Higher Power. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 9 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God will not fail us"

    APRIL 9 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God will not fail us"
    Apr 9 2026
    Faith is more than our greatest gift; sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. May we in the Gamblers Anonymous Program continually seek the wisdom and the willingness by which we may well fulfill the immense trust which the Giver of all perfect gifts has placed in our hands. If you pray, why worry? If you worry, why pray? Today I Pray … Our God is a mighty fortress, a bulwark who never fails us. May we give praise for our deliverance and for our protection. God gives us the gift of faith to share. May we pass it along to others as best we know how and in the loving spirit in which it was given to us. Today I Will Remember … God will not fail us. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Foundation for treasures"

    APRIL 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Foundation for treasures"
    Apr 8 2026
    Time after time, we learn in Gamblers Anonymous, newcomers try to keep to themselves "shoddy facts" about their lives. Trying to avoid the humbling experience of the Fifth Step, they turn to a seemingly easier and softer way. Almost invariably, they slip. Having persevered with the rest of the Program, they then wonder why they fell. The probable reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. Have I admitted to myself and to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs? Today I Pray … That I may include all of the sleaziness of my past, my cruelties and my dishonesties, in a complete moral and financial inventory of myself. May I hold back nothing out of shame or pride, for the "exact nature" of my wrongs means just that-a thorough and exact recounting of past mistakes and character flaws. We have been provided with an appropriate "dumping ground." May I use it as it was intended. May all my throw-aways, the trash and outgrown costumes of the past, be foundation "fill" on which to build a new life. Today I Will Remember … Trash can be a foundation for treasures. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 7 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "If you slip, get up"

    APRIL 7 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "If you slip, get up"
    Apr 7 2026
    Our spiritual and emotional growth in the Gamblers Anonymous Program doesn't depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If we bear this in mind, a relapse can have the effect of kicking us upstairs, instead of down. We in the Program have had no better teacher than Old Man Adversity, except in those cases where we refuse to let him teach us. Do I try to remain always teachable? Today I Pray … May I respect the total Program, with its unending possibilities for spiritual and emotional growth, so that I can view a relapse as a learning experience, not "the end of the world." May relapse for any one of our Fellowship serve to teach not only the person who has slipped, but all of us. May it strengthen our shared resolve. Today I Will Remember … If you slip, get up. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 6 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Abstinence is never fail-safe"

    APRIL 6 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Abstinence is never fail-safe"
    Apr 6 2026
    What do we say to a person who has slipped, or one who calls for help? We can carry the message, if the person is willing to listen; we can share our experience, strength, and hope. Perhaps the most important thing we can do, however, is to tell the person that we love him or her, that we're truly happy he or she is back, and that we want to help all we can. And we must mean it. Can I still "go to school" and continue to learn from the mistakes and adversities of others? Today I Pray … May I always have enough love to welcome back to the group someone who has slipped. May I listen to that person's story-of-woe, humbly. For there, but for my Higher Power, go I. May I learn from others' mistakes and pray that I will not re-enact them. Today I Will Remember … Abstinence is never fail-safe. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 5 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The craziness of yesterday"

    APRIL 5 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The craziness of yesterday"
    Apr 5 2026
    Still another common thread we invariably see among slippers is that many of them felt dissatisfaction with today. "I forgot we live one day at a time," or "I began to anticipate the future," or "I began to plan results, not just plan." They seemed to forget that all we have is NOW. Life continued to get better for them and, as many of us do, they forgot how bad it had been. They began to think, instead, of how dissatisfying it was compared to what it could be. Do I compare today with yesterday, realizing, by that contrast, what great benefits and blessings I have today? Today I Pray … If I am discouraged with today, may I remember the sorrows and hassles of yesterday. If I am impatient for the future, let me appreciate today and how much better it is than the life I left behind. May I never forget the principle of "one day at a time." Today I Will Remember … The craziness of yesterday. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 4 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Watch my steps"

    APRIL 4 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Watch my steps"
    Apr 4 2026
    Another common denominator among those who slip is failure to use the tools of the Gamblers Anonymous Program the Twelve Steps. The comments heard most often are, “I never did work the Steps," "I never got past the First Step," "I worked the Steps too slow," or "too fast" or "too soon." What it boils down to is that these people considered the Steps, but didn't conscientiously and sincerely apply the Steps to their lives. Am I learning how to protect myself and help others? Today I Pray … May I be a doer of the Steps and not a hearer only. May I see some of the common mis-Steps that lead to a fall: being too proud to admit Step One; being too tied to everyday earth to feel the presence of a Higher Power; being overwhelmed by the thought of preparing Step Four, a complete moral and financial inventory; being too reticent to share that inventory. Please God, guide me as I work the Twelve Steps. Today I Will Remember … To watch my Steps. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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