God-Conscious is Not Enough -- Focus on Jesus Who Works Through You

Much has already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, and direction from Him who has all knowledge and power. If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to sense the flow of His Spirit into us. To some extent we have become God-conscious. We have begun to develop this vital sixth sense. But we must go further and that means more action.  (AA, pg 85)

We do not receive strength from God because we followed directions.

In fact, to the degree that we have to do something, that we have to follow directions, or take certain steps for anything, then we frustrate the grace of God in our lives:

"1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." (Galatians5: 1)

Bondage speaks of the law, or any attempt through weak and beggarly elements to get to God, when He has sent Him Son to us (John 6: 29), that we may live through Him (1 John 4: 9).

We need not just to be forgiven of our sins, but we need life and that more abundantly:
"16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3: 16)

The idea that we follow rules in order for His Spirit to flow in us makes no sense at all, and certainly does not conform with the truth of Scripture:

"2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." (Galatians 5: 2-6)

Jesus Christ works in us through His own faith (Galatians 2: 20-21), not works, for faith and works cannot mix:

"But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." (Romans 4: 5)

God-conscious is not enough, for with Bill Wilson and the AA cult,  men and women are expected to work for the Spirit of God to flow in their lives. The Spirit of God cannot flow in our lives if we are walking in the flesh, or in our own efforts:

"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John 6: 63)

and

"16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. " (Galatians 5: 16-18)

God-consciousness which does not focus on Jesus Christ will inevitably cause us to focus on ourselves, and when we look at ourselves, we return to the realm of self-effort, self-centeredness, and self-defeat.

"God-Consciousness" is not enough. Let us grow in our knowledge and awareness of Christ and Him Crucified.