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Eight Recovery Principles
based on the beatitudes |
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Principle 1-
Realize I'm not God; I
admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the
wrong thing and my life is unmanageable.
"Happy
are those who know they are spiritually poor” |
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Principle 2 -
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I
matter to him, and that he has the power to help me recover.
"Happy are those who mourn, for
they shall be comforted" |
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Principle 3 -
Consciously choose to commit all my life and
will to Christ's care and control.
"Happy are the meek" |
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Principle 4 -
Openly examine and confess my faults to God,
to myself, and to another person whom I trust.
"Happy are the pure in heart" |
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Principle 5 -
Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God
wants to make in my life.
"Happy are those whose greatest
desire is to do what God requires" |
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Principle 6 -
Evaluate all my relationships; Offer
forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for
harm I've done to others when possible, without expecting
any reward.
"Happy are the merciful. Happy are
the peacemakers" |
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Principle 7 -
Reserve a daily time with God for prayer,
Bible reading, and self-examination in order to know God and
his will for my life and to gain the power to follow his |
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Principle 8 -
Yield myself to be used by God to bring this
Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.
"Happy are those who are persecuted
because they do what God requires" |
