Step 3 in the 12-Step Program is pivotal. It involves a step of Faith. In Al-Anon, we Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him to the Life Recovery Faith-based 12 Step Progam where we know and understood the role our Creator God, plays in our granting us Freewill to make decisions as we profess, We made a decision to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God.
At meetings, in conversations with our sponsors, and in reading 12-Step literature, we learn the value of making choices that are in our best interests. What we do with the positive coaching is up to us. This is where the freewill comes in to challenge us.
From experience, when I admit I am powerless over “fixing” someone else’s problem, is when I know the steps are leading me on the right road. I pray you find the grace to stay close to our Higher Power, our God of the ages, as we keep marching forward—one day at a time.
Cry for help and you’ll find it’s grace and more grace. The moment he hears, he’ll answer. Just as the Master kept you alive during the hard times, he’ll keep your teacher alive and present among you. Your teacher will be right there, local and on the job, urging you on whenever you wander left or right: “This is the right road. Walk down this road.” You’ll scrap your expensive and fashionable god-images. You’ll throw them in the trash as so much garbage, saying, “Good riddance!” (Isaiah 30:20-22 MSG).
