Confess

Confess

Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.  “Happy are the pure in heart.” – Matthew 5:8 Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.  “Therefore confess...
Spiritual Inventory 2

Spiritual Inventory 2

This lesson gives the second half of the list of our shortcomings (sins) that can prevent God from working effectively in our lives. Reading through it and searching your heart will help you get started on your inventory. Your mind Do not conform any longer to the...
Spiritual Inventory 1

Spiritual Inventory 1

Does your walk as a Christian match your talk? Are your actions the same at recovery meetings, church, home and work?  Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.  “Happy are the pure in heart.” – Matthew 5:8...
Moral

Moral

Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. “Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8) Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. “Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return...
Sponsor

Sponsor

You may have at least a vague idea of what a sponsor is, but maybe you’re wondering why you even need one. Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.  “Happy are the pure in heart.” Matthew 5:8 Step 4: We...
Action

Action

Even after taking the first two steps we can still be stuck in the cycle of failure: Guilt > Anger > Fear > Depression.  How do we get “unstuck”? How do we get past the barriers of pride, fear, guilt, worry and doubt that keep us from taking this step? The...