STEP FOUR
Made a fearless and moral inventory of ourselves.
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]Psalm 73:21-22 (N.I.V.)
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,[/FONT]
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]I was senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.[/FONT]
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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 in a state of depression. In this condition he was irrational and not ruled by wisdom.
Because of God’s presence, the psalmist was assured of his protection and guidance. God protects him by holding his right hand and giving him internal fortitude as well as providing for all his needs!
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[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]Psalm 90:7
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Italic]You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the[/FONT]
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Iniquity denotes our awareness of sin and our secret sins are those hidden from public view but seen by the Lord. Since the Lord sees every sin that we commit his wrath is ever present! We can learn well from the fact that sin is its own punishment. The consequence of our behavior becomes the punishing result of sin!