Spiderman
Veteran Member
I realize that I am powerless over drugs and alcohol addiction. I was not relying on God to keep me sober. Here are some of the steps in AA
Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Step 11: 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.
Step 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 point is, we addicts are powerless over our addictions. I've been abusing drugs since I was 12. All this time I thought I could stay sober through willpower. I would ask God to keep me sober, but my heart was hardened and was constantly hating or resenting God, blaspheming, bossing God around, and mocking him. We reap what we sow.
I had the nerve to think God would hear my prayers and provide grace while I was so seriously living in unrepentant sin. The AA steps are very clear that God keeps us sober. It was extremely foolish to think I could spit in God's face and somehow receive grace from him. My sins cut me off from the grace of God, so it is no wonder I couldn't stay sober. I did manage to stay sober from Feb 14 till July 29, and sober from August 2 till November 24. I know I can do this, but only through the grace of God.
Your prayers or feedback are appreciated. God bless you!
Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Step 11: 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.
Step 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 point is, we addicts are powerless over our addictions. I've been abusing drugs since I was 12. All this time I thought I could stay sober through willpower. I would ask God to keep me sober, but my heart was hardened and was constantly hating or resenting God, blaspheming, bossing God around, and mocking him. We reap what we sow.
I had the nerve to think God would hear my prayers and provide grace while I was so seriously living in unrepentant sin. The AA steps are very clear that God keeps us sober. It was extremely foolish to think I could spit in God's face and somehow receive grace from him. My sins cut me off from the grace of God, so it is no wonder I couldn't stay sober. I did manage to stay sober from Feb 14 till July 29, and sober from August 2 till November 24. I know I can do this, but only through the grace of God.
Your prayers or feedback are appreciated. God bless you!