Author: Scott

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 From time to time, we all have existential questions regarding our faith and the meaning of life. Why am I here? Usually, these are just curiosities for which we don’t really expect an…
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Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you. Luke 8:39 I wish I could say that my inpatient chemical dependency treatment…
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Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your…
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Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Philippians 3:12 I ran a distance race last fall, for which…
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Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother,…
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Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Romans 12:17-18 Every…
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Step 7: We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 Step seven says that I must go to God, asking him to help with my life problems. Haven’t I…
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  Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. Luke 9:24 It’s common to hear an addict, in his misery, declare that he would do anything to be free.…
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Step 5: We Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. James 5:16 Secrecy has always been the opaque wall behind which I’ve hidden my darkest and most destructive behavior. As…
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Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. Luke 18:11 I recently overheard someone berating another individual behind his back. It’s unbelievable how arrogant and condescending that guy is. He’s completely unaware…
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