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Celebrate Recovery 12 Steps And Their Biblical Comparisons
Celebrate Recovery 12 Steps And Their Biblical Comparisons
1 ) We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.
1 ) We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18
2) We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
2) We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Philippians 2:13
3) We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.
3) We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1
4) We made a searching and fearless honest inventory of ourselves.
4) We made a searching and fearless honest inventory of ourselves.
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40
5) We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our hurts, hang-ups, and habits.
5) We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our hurts, hang-ups, and habits.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
James 5:16a
6) We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
6) We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:10
7) We humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings.
7) We humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
8) We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
8) We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31
9) We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
9) We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24
10) We continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
10) We continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12
11) We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that out.
11) We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that out.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Colossians 3:16
12) Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.
12) Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore them gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Galatians 6:1
The 12 Steps Broken Down
The 12 Steps Broken Down
CONNECT (to God):
Admit that we are powerless over our addictions and compulsions and our life is unmanageable.
Believe that there is a caring power greater than us who can restore our sanity.
Commit our life and will to Christ’s care and control.
INTROSPECT (Myself):
Inventory our life’s good and bad actions.
Admit to God, ourselves and another the exact nature of our wrongs.
Become ready to have God remove all our character defects.
Ask God to remove our shortcoming.
CORRECT (with Others):
Make a list of people we have harmed, become willing to make amends
Make amends except when it would cause injury
Continue daily inventory; promptly admit when we’re wrong.
REFLECT (to the World):
Pray only to know God’s will and for the power to carry it out.
Carry this message to everyone and practice the principles
Celebrate Recovery 8 Principles And Their Biblical Comparisons:
Celebrate Recovery 8 Principles And Their Biblical Comparisons:
The Road to Recovery Based on the Beatitudes
- Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
2. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
2. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
3. Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
3. Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5
4. Openly examine and confess my hurts, hang-ups, and habits to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
4. Openly examine and confess my hurts, hang-ups, and habits to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8
5. Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
5. Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6
6. Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
6. Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9
7. Reserve a time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)
7. Reserve a time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)
8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10
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