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12 Steps & Their Biblical Comparisons

We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable. STEP 1

I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18

We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. STEP 2

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:13

We made a decision to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God. STEP 3

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1

We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. STEP 4

Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40

We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. STEP 5

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16

We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. STEP 6

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:10

Humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings. STEP 7

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. STEP 8

Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31

We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. STEP 9

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. STEP 10

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and power to carry that out. STEP 11

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Colossians 3:16

Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. STEP 12

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Galatians 6:1

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Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self- examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.

Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and power to carry that out.

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” (Colossians 3:16)

RELAPSERELAPSE

R eserve a quiet time E L A P S E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L A P S E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L isten A P S E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L isten A lone and quiet time P S E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L isten A lone and quiet time P lug into God’s power S E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L isten A lone and quiet time P lug into God’s power S low Down E

R eserve a quiet time E valuate L isten A lone and quiet time P lug into God’s power S low Down E njoy your growth

BUD

Building Up To Drink

BUC

Building Up To Control

So how do I recognize relapse?

11 steps to a relapse

Change in Attitude I think I’m okay now – I don’t need to go to meetings – self reliance sets in

Elevated Stress we become irritated easily, things that we had no difficulty dealing with become unbearable

Reactivation of Denial I’m not broken – I think the reason I came into CR was because of a phase I was going through

Behavior Change stop going to recovery meetings and try to replace them with other things

Social Breakdown stop calling sponsor and accountability partners

Loss of Structure Stop doing daily maintenance – prayer, scripture readings, devotionals, meditation

Loss of Judgment decision making process gets out of whack and we start making poor decisions

Loss of Control we attempt to take control because we feel our lives spinning out of control

Loss of Options without the tools we learned in recovery, our options become limited

Total Isolation we are alone

Loss of the feeling we are in touch with God