Post by ron on Sept 20, 2015 7:26:44 GMT -5
1/19/06 7:18 PM
michael2937
Step 3...probably the most misunderstood and misapplied step in the program.
We do not turn our will and life over in Step 3. We don't even have to believe in a God in order to take Step 3. If we did turn our life over to the care of God in Step 3, we'd have a three step program. You turn your life over, God runs the show and Bamm! you're done with the recovery process.
In Step 1 we said we did not have enough power to stop drinking on our own.
In Step 2 we were willing to consider that another power could help us.
In Step 3 we made a decision to try and go find that power,
Step 3 is just making the conscious choice (after careful deliberation) to do the neccessary work need to establish a connection with a higher power. We turn our will and life over by doing Steps 4-9.
michael2937
Step 3...probably the most misunderstood and misapplied step in the program.
We do not turn our will and life over in Step 3. We don't even have to believe in a God in order to take Step 3. If we did turn our life over to the care of God in Step 3, we'd have a three step program. You turn your life over, God runs the show and Bamm! you're done with the recovery process.
In Step 1 we said we did not have enough power to stop drinking on our own.
In Step 2 we were willing to consider that another power could help us.
In Step 3 we made a decision to try and go find that power,
Step 3 is just making the conscious choice (after careful deliberation) to do the neccessary work need to establish a connection with a higher power. We turn our will and life over by doing Steps 4-9.