R ealize I’m not God; I admit I’m
powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is
unmanageable.
Step 2:
E arnestly beliee that God EXISTS,
that I MATTER to him, and that he has the POWER to help me
recover.
“Anyone who comes to God must beliee
that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” -
Heb. 11:6
Three Parts
1.
ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S EXISTENCE
“Since the creation of the world, God’s
invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been
clearly
seen.”
“The fool says “There is no God!” Ps.
14:1
2.
UNDERSTAND GOD’S CHARACTER
·
“Christ
is the visible expression of the invisible God.” Col. 1:15 (Phillips)
• God KNOWS all about my
situation.
·
“You
have seen the crisis in my soul” Ps. 31:7 (TLB)
·
“
You know how foolish I have been.” Ps. 69:5
• God CARES about my
situation.
·
“He
is like a father to us, tender and sympathetic … for he knows what we
are made
of—dust.” Ps. 103:13–14 (TLB/GNB)
·
“God
says “I have loved you with an everlasting love!” Jer. 31:3
·
“God
showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us.” Rom. 5:8
(TLB)
• God can CHANGE me and my
situation.
·
“I
pray you will begin to understand how incredibly great his power is to
help
those who believe Him … the same power that raised Christ from the
dead.” Eph.
1:18-20 (TLB)
·
“What
is impossible for men is possible with God.” Luke 18:27 (GNB)
3.
ACCEPT GOD’S OFFER TO HELP ME
·
“For
God is at work within you giving you the will and the power to achieve
His
purpose.” Phil 2:13 (Phillips)
·
“The
Spirit that God gives us … fills us with power, love and self-control.”
2 Tim.
1:7 (GNB)
How
to Plug Into God’s Power
BELIEVE and RECEIVE
·
“When
you go through deep waters and great troubles, I will be with you … you
won’t
drown! When you walk through the fires of oppression, you won’t be
burned up.”
Isa. 43:2–3 (TLB)
