Giving Up Is Not Giving In

To change, I must understand that giving up is not giving in, nor is it failing. It is no longer needing to be right. ~
Anonymous, Overeaters. For Today (Kindle Locations 2160-2161). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

I don’t fail when I give up.
If I don’t insist I’m right
that’s okay. There’s a prayer for that
scattered through the Steps…
God, I offer myself to Thee –
To build with me and to do with me
as Thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self,
that I may better do Thy will.
Take away my difficulties,
that victory over them
may bear witness
to those I would help
of Thy Power,
Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life…
“My Creator, I am now willing
that you should have all of me,
good and bad.
I pray that you now remove from me
every single defect of character
which stands in the way
of my usefulness
to you and my fellows.
Grant me strength, as I go out from here,
to do your bidding. Amen.