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Step-Nine-Make-Amends

July 15, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

“Keep yourself free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said I will never leave you or forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

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Step-Eight-Judging-God

July 13, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.’ Ephesians 4:32

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Step-Eight-Forgiving-Myself

July 13, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

“Create in me a clean heart, Oh God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

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Step-Eight-Forgiveness

July 13, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you”  Mathew 6:14

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Step-Eight-Sweep-It-Clean

July 13, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when there is a log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:3-5

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Step-Seven-Freedom

July 12, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We humbly ask Him to remove all these defects of character.

“For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm therefor, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1

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Step-Seven-Darkness or Light

July 12, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We humbly ask Him to remove all these defects of character.

“Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.” John 12:35

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Step-Seven-Blind

July 12, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We humbly ask Him to remove all these defects of character.

“One thing I do know, that I was blind now I see.” John 9:25

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Step-Seven-Deliverance

July 12, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We humbly asked Him to remove all the defects of character.

“He delivered us from such a deadly peril…on Him we have set our hope that He will deliver us again.” 2 Corinthians 1:10

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Step-Six-Relapse

July 11, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

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

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About Rik

Rik Morris is a licensed professional consulting engineer in Texas. His engineering career has spanned 40 years. Through those years he has owned a … (read more)

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