Carried By His Wings© -- Sexual Purity Recovery

Wings Devotional Recovery ... May 23, 2008

Just For Today – Step Five -- Relief

STEP FIVE:   Is the discipline of Confession.

STEP FIVE: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another person the exact nature of our wrongs.

“Therefore Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”  --James 5:16a

"Few muddled attitudes have caused us more trouble than holding back on Step Five.  Some people are unable to stay sober at all; others will relapse periodically until they really clean house.  Even AA old timers, sober for years, often pay dearly for skimping this Step ... They always discovered that relief never came by confessing the sins of other people.  Everybody had to confess his own."

c. 1952, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 56

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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That is right after step 4 comes step 5.  It is one thing to search our very souls in the safe seclusion of ourselves but to take those items and talk to another human is the cause of stumbling in working with these steps. 

Many times we see in our recovery groups, that there is a tendancy to focus on other people’s problems, which helps us avoid our issues.  We can give the other person a check list of their wrongs, but that doesn’t heal us that only causes our insanity to increase.  What is really healing is to be able to confess with total honesty and find that the person hearing that confession still loves us, isn’t judging us and is truly concerned about telling us what worked for them. 

But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring  you relief. -- Job 16:5

* As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

·        greater personal discipline,

·        worldwide persecuted Christians,

·        Hedge of protection to our children

·        Blessings to our spouses

·        Godly men in Government

·        Rest and Peace to our pastors

·        Your activities for the day.

Love One Another

Stand Together

Fight this war, no matter the cost

Pray for our children

Turn our hearts toward heaven

Seek to be one nation under God.

God Bless and Guide You in your Christian Walk Today

“The Lord bless you and keep you,
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
-- Numbers 6:24-27

You can help when no one else can."
  -- c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 89
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