The Third Step is both a decision and a commitment. This decision and commitment are activated by a prayer substantially in form and substance as follows: God, I offer myself to Thee, to build with me and do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Love, Thy power and Thy way of life. May I do Thy will always. Amen. The first requirement is that the addicted person come to understand that he is responsible for all that has befallen him. Blaming others, fate or God for his troubles has been his preoccupation and his excuse for his wrong behavior. The addicted person is a prime example of self-will run riot. He has been driven by his selfishness, self-pity, selfcenteredness and self-centered fears to place himself in a position to be hurt. He must accept that his troubles are of his own making, that he is the author of his own misery and that God did not do it. He must also accept as a fact, that he is powerless over this selfishness and that he must have God’s help to be free of it. The next requirement is that the addicted person must come to believe that from now on God must be the Father and he the child: That full surrender to God is the only hope he has for his spiritual bankruptcy. When he takes the position of full surrender and maintains it by willingly living a spiritual life in God’s will, God will provide everything he …
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