“AA is supposed to be about a higher power. That is not specifically Christ. AA is practiced all over the world—and Christ wouldn’t work in many places.
This has been the case since Bill W started it.”
Absolutely true.
People in AA can use whatever Higher Power they want, and it still works. And even then, all it takes is “a willingness to believe.”
I’m a prime example.
Christianity did not help me get sober. And I’m not a Christian, although I used to be. But one morning, after 35+ years of hopeless drinking, I looked up and said,
“Ok, God, I give up. What do you want me to do?”
13 years sober since that moment.
People confuse their brand of religion with god. God is bigger than anyone’s religion. And you absolutely don’t need religion to find god. All you have to do is have a willingness to believe in a Power greater than yourself, and ask that Power, whatever it is,
“What do you want me to do?”
And wait for the answers. They will come. They always do. And they’re never what you want or expect.
As codified in Step 11:
“... praying ONLY for knowledge of his will for us, and the power to carry it out.”
(I capitalized “only” because so many AA folks ignore it.)
Congratulations on your sobriety. That is a significant accomplishment.