12steps for christians: n, which, if practiced as a way of life, allow all persons to incorporate these great spiritual principles into their very lives so that the spiritual life becomes a part of their very being. Once adopted in a disciplined and consistent way, these Steps will change the lives of even the most devout and faithful Christian. Surrender to God throughout each day, devotion to God’s service and way of life, effective discipleship, a feeling of love and tolerance for all, and, the spiritual solution to all of life’s problems and worries are the natural and inevitable results of working and continuing to work these Steps. The serious, life-threatening problems of drug addiction and alcoholism will be solved for so long as he remains spiritually fit. Our Lord Jesus said: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.” Lk 21: 34 The addicted person is very ill. This illness is both a physical malady and a malady of the spirit. It is characterized by a powerful denial of the existence of any problem and an inability to stop using and abusing mind-altering substances. The addicted person has literally lost the ability to control his drinking or drugging; he has become powerless to stop destroying his life and the lives of those around him. In most cases, something more than prayer and repentance is necessary to activate the spiritual answer to …
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