Step 1

[If Not For Grace]

Our Higher Power will take care of our spiritual needs, but we need to participate in our own lives; we can’t simply sit back and expect God to do everything. We are responsible for our recovery”

Amen, I must admit I lack commitment, have been lazy and fear withdrawal. I fall into temptation with open arms. I am working on praying to become willing..My participation is all that's stopping me.

See Step 6 has really been a hang up for me as well, but that's another thread. Sometimes just like now confessing my unwillingness has been therapeutic.

what hope is there?

That God provides EVERY and MANY opportunities for us to chose the path of life. The hope is that we take the opportunity. We must ask for help and "make our requests known". Even when Jesus was about to heal the blind man--He had him ask to be healed. The choice must be our own. Like another poster mentioned, we usually will take no action over something we have given power in our lives until we "hit bottom" One thing, One important thing--family & friends can do is to stop preventing us from hitting bottom. They call it enabling and it is of no "help" to those fighting addiction or those not fighting it.

Prayers Welcome.

 

[restore]

Lion of God, what is AA , NA , Al-Anon group etc? i m living in a country without any groups, and i m hard to find a therapist, can anyone offer some online information of 12 steps? and how to find some self therapy or self support ways? thanks

Oh i just find those stops on the down threads, i will read them more, , still welcome more informations, thanks

 

[LoG]

Lion of God, what is AA , NA , Al-Anon group etc? i m living in a country without any groups, and i m hard to find a therapist, can anyone offer some online information of 12 steps? and how to find some self therapy or self support ways? thanks

Hi Restore, there are a lot of online resources available for the different 12 Step groups. There are forums aimed at specific problems like drug addiction (NA), alcoholism (AA), codependency (CoDA), living with alcoholics (AL-Anon). Some have online meetings

These support groups are based on the idea that those with similar issues can best understand and help others like themselves. As they say in AA, "the therapeutic value of one alcoholic helping another , is without parallel". This same concept is relevant for whatever the issue is. A recovered codependent can best help another codependent, for example. At their core these various groups have the 12 Steps which are biblically based principles for how we can have a good relationship with God.

Unfortunately there isn't a lot available at CF regarding the Steps except for a general overview of some. If you can give a little better idea of the specific areas you are looking to recover in, I could point you in the appropriate direction. Feel free to pm me if you wish to keep it anonymous.