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Tag Archives: 12-step Christians
Step 5: Nobodies Who Are Somebody in Christ
Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. So I’m going to admit to you all about my own personal struggles with these 12-steps. For me, the moral inventory part … Continue reading
Step 3: Giving Up the Whoopee Blanket
Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. In the 1983 movie, “Mr. Mom,” Jack (Michael Keaton) losses his job requiring him to take over staying at … Continue reading
We Came to Believe
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. There is an oral tradition in AA that is a play on the first three words of this step: “Came to believe.…” It turns it … Continue reading
Step One: Stepping Down
Return of the Prodigal by Rembrandt Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. It has been estimated that over two million people worldwide are currently partaking in the assistance provided by an Alcoholics Anonymous … Continue reading
12-Step Christians
I am firmly convinced, now, more than ever, that the 12-step program as originally adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous, is closer to capturing the true essence of a Christian’s attitude and relationship to God and to others than anything taught or … Continue reading
So what now?
So we’ve been through all twelve steps; what do we do now? Go through them again. Did you ever wonder why the steps are all in the past tense? (We admitted … Came to believe … Made a decision … … Continue reading
Friend or foe
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. The world is populated with friends. This is because we are … Continue reading
Show and tell
I’m not one who’s got it all in place Telling you what you should do, no; I’m just one old hungry beggar Showing you where I found food. When I wrote this song, I don’t remember being aware of … Continue reading
One old hungry beggar
I’m not one who’s got it all in place Tellin’ you what you should do, no, I’m just one old hungry beggar Showin’ you where I found food. from the song, … Continue reading
Addicted to the way we were
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. I took a personal inventory late last night and it was very revealing. Marti made me get up out of bed to write it down lest … Continue reading
