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Step-12-Suddenly

July 17, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

“For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6

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Step-12-Real-Change

July 17, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

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

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Step-12-New-Wine-Skin

July 17, 2020 By rjmorris 4 Comments

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” Mark 2:22

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Step-12-Every -Word

July 17, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Mathew 4:4

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Step-Eleven-Reaping-and- Sowing

July 16, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscience contact with God, praying only for  knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

“Those that sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.”  Psalms 126:5

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Step-Eleven-Knowing-God’s -Will

July 16, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscience contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and power to carry that out.

“ I delight to do your will, O my God, your law (moral compass) is within my heart.”  Psalm 40:8

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Step-Eleven-Prayer-Power

July 16, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscience contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and power to carry that out.

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26

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Step-Eleven-Contact -with-God

July 16, 2020 By rjmorris 128 Comments

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscience contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:2

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Step-Ten-New-Lifestyle

July 15, 2020 By rjmorris 3 Comments

We continued to take personal inventory and when we wrong, promptly admitted it.

“forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.”  Philippians 3:13

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Step-Ten-Toxic and Emotionally Healthy

July 15, 2020 By rjmorris Leave a Comment

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

“no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8

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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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