Steps to the Spirit
Steps to the spirit is about my search for, discovery of, and use of the Spirit to live my life according to the wishes and plans of God. I also call them gifts from God because I believe He has given us these tools to enable us to find a closer relationship with Him. I invite you to join me in this quest that is at times both difficult and extremely fulfilling. I will try to explain how and why it became necessary to surrender, thus enabling me to begin to live according to God's plan.I will post additional info on my blog: http://www.StepsToTheSpirit.com/blog To contact me, please use: Chuck@stepstothespirit.com
Steps to the Spirit
The 12 Step Program - Step 5 (Part 1)
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Step number five is the second step of our action steps. I have to admit that the first few times that I did step four, I did it with the expectation of doing step number five. In other words step five was kind of hanging over me as I thought of which of the things I had done that I was willing to tell someone else about.
When I finally reached the end of my rope, it became important to me to do step four with complete honesty, (well, as much as I could muster in those early days), with no expectations of doing step number five. I tried to be as honest as possible, and I was going to say it was easier than ever before, but that would be untrue because I had never before our out myself to be seen for the real me. But now, now I had the feeling and knowledge of having real power, (the Power greater than myself from the second step), and I felt I could say anything without fear because God was truly within me.
I would like to talk today about my life leading up to the fifth step. In other words, the preparation that includes honesty and willingness, coupled with a dash of courage, that would lead me into a fitful fifth step.