Now Hiring: A Big God
Jacki shares a writing exercise placing a help wanted ad for her personal Higher Power. In OA, we need a Power that is greater than our problem with food, and we get to choose for ourselves the nature of this Higher Power.
Higher Power
To My Higher Power
What does it feel like to be willing? It might feel so good that you can’t help but pray “make it stay forever . . . just for today.”
Choosing Words That Bring Me Closer to My Higher Power
“I’ve found it helpful—and even necessary—to rewrite the prayers in ways that make them more meaningful to me,” says A.M. who says this helps with his humility and gives him greater strength and hope.
God I Need You
Jacki’s prayerful poem beautifully creates a space for conscious contact with your own Higher Power.
Scientific Approach
After struggling with weight and atheism, Frank H. found a Higher Power within himself, transforming his approach to recovery through Overeaters Anonymous.
When Higher Power Works the Drive Thru
“After several years of my sugar-free food plan, everyone started getting on my last nerve,” says Judith. But TWICE when she hopped into her car and set off to get a trigger food, Higher Power had a different plan.
No Need to Know
“For those who feel they don’t quite belong in OA, I’m here to say you don’t have to believe in a particular God or way—your desire to stop eating compulsively is enough.”
Hope in Addiction
In this poem, Jacki asks Higher Power to be with her in moments both peaceful and painful.
I Stand Aside from My Discomforts to Stand Inside Wisdom
“Joy comes in finding the good, even in the bad. Not only would I rather find joy, I am also assured that Higher Power would want this for me also.”
A Disease of the Spirit (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix D)
Compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors are indicators of an individual’s suffocated spirit. However, with the encouragement, support, wisdom, and love of OA’s Fellowship, a new sense of wholeness can emerge.