Spiritual principles of the 12 steps

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The 12 Spiritual of the 12 Steps“… practice these principles in all our affairs” (Step 12)

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We admitted we were powerless over our addiction –

that our lives had become unmanageable

Step 1

Admit: a) to concede as true or valid, b) acceptance or acknowledgement of

the truth The truth about what?

That you were powerless over your addiction and …

your life was unmanageable!!

The Spiritual Principle of Step 1 is …

Honesty

Step 2Came to believe that a Power greater than

ourselves could restore us to sanity

Believe: to accept something as true, genuine or realRestore: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state

Believe could restore what ?

Your SANITY!!


Hope

Step 3Made a decision to turn our will and our

lives over to the care of God as we understood God

Decision: a determination arrived at after consideration

Decision about what ?

To turn your will over …

to stop doing things your way

to take another path and have it be okay


Faith

Step 4Made a searching and fearless moral

inventory of ourselves

Fearless: to be brave and courageous without apprehension

Brave: having or showing courage

Be brave and courageous about what ?

About taking a good look inside yourself and making changes


Courage“To change those things I can”

Step 5Admitted to God, to ourselves and to

another human being the exact nature of our wrongs

Exact: a) exhibiting strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact b) marked by thorough consideration of small factual details

Factual consideration about what ?

About honestly admitting the truth about yourself; about who you

really are.


Integrity

Step 6Were entirely ready to have God remove

all these defects of character

Entirely: having no element or part left out;

to the full extent

Be ready, you are prepared. For what ?

To be willing to let go of all your character defects

Ready: prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action


Willingness

Step 7Humbly asked God to remove our

shortcomings

Remove: to get rid of

Be careful how and what you ask God for.

The Spiritual Principle is obvious …


Humility

Step 8Made a list of all persons we had harmed,

and became willing to make amends to them all

Amend: to put right; to change or modify

for the better

Become willing for what ?

Willing to ask for forgivenessWilling to forgive yourself

Became willing: refer to Step 6

The Spiritual Principles of Step 9 is …

Discipline

Step 10Continued to take personal inventory and

when we were wrong promptly admitted it Continued: lasting without interruption

Continue to do what ?

Constantly be taking your moral inventory without interruption.

Personal: relating to an individual’s character, conduct, motives, or private affairs

The Spiritual Principle of Step 10 is…

Perseverance

Step 11Sought through prayer and meditation to

improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge

of God's will for us and the power to carry that out

Ask yourself daily: what is God’s will for me?

When you find the answers you will already have the power to carry it

out.

Ask your HP daily : what is Your will for me?


Awareness

Step 12Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message

to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs

You now have knowledge of the spiritual principles that are referred to in this last Step

12. You are responsible to carry the message that

recovery is possible and practice these principles.

Practice these principles in ALL your affairs!!

Not just when you feel like it or when it’s convenient but …


Service

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