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Step Three

Posted 11th October 2012 at 06:06 AM by Allan McDougall

STEP THREE

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.

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Psalm 31:19-20 (N.I.V.)
How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.
In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
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As our decision becomes...

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Step Four

Posted 11th October 2012 at 06:04 AM by Allan McDougall

STEP FOUR

Made a fearless and moral inventory of ourselves.

[bible]
Psalm 73:21-22 (N.I.V.)
When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
I was senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
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Step four encourages us to thoroughly evaluate our lives and to fearlessly accept the truth of our personal history. In this case the psalmist was deeply affected by anguish and envy. Deep inside he was grieved and embittered resulting...

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Step Five

Posted 11th October 2012 at 06:01 AM by Allan McDougall

STEP FIVE

Admitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

[bible]
James 5:15-16 (N.I.V.)
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well.
The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
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The assurance is given that...

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Step Six

Posted 11th October 2012 at 05:59 AM by Allan McDougall

STEP SIX

Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character.

[bible]
Hebrews 12:1-3 (N.I.V.)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of
witnesses let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin
that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the
race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat[/bible]...

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Step Seven

Posted 11th October 2012 at 05:56 AM by Allan McDougall

STEP SEVEN

Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings

[bible]
John 6:28-29 (N.I.V.)
Then they asked him. “What must we do, to do the works, God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
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Some times we are certain that we are capable of doing the works of God or works that will please God. Jesus directs us to the gift of God that can be obtained only by faith in him. We are saved by the grace of God and...

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