STEP EIGHT
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
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[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]Matthew 6:14-15 (N.I.V.)
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]Jesus said; “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”[/FONT]
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][/FONT][/FONT]If we have harmed and wounded others it is vitally important that we begin to offer up our amendments for the healing of these wounds. The purpose or objective of step eight is to draw up a workable plan and put it into action. We need a course of personal conduct which will eventually rectify the harm we have done. In carrying out this action we will soon begin to relate harmoniously to everyone, including God! In our daily use of the Lords Prayer, (Matt. 6: 9-13), we are asking God for his direct forgiveness as we pray, “forgive us our debts (our sin against others) as we also have forgiven our debtors,” (others sin against us). Obviously we must first become forgiving if we expect to be forgiven!