12 Simple Steps To Loving Life
that readiness. We invite God to rearrange us. If we are humble and sincere, we learn to request assistance instead of expecting results. Humility is often challenging because the concept is widely misunderstood. Having humility equates to simply having an honest desire to seek and do God’s will; humility implies reliance on a Higher Power and leads to true freedom for the human spirit. Having reached Step 7, we have obtained some degree of humility. We humbly ask God to remove any hindrances on our path to carefree living. Our primary objective is to live joyful, happy lives, content with ourselves and at peace with others. We have learned that character defects born of self-serving fear are obstacles preventing us from achieving these objectives. Fear is the underlying instigator of many of our problems. For many, fear tops their lists of afflictions. Fear can be all encompassing and take many forms: financial insecurity, emotional insecurity, and innumerable phobias. There are fears of abandonment, failure, and loss. Whatever our fear, God can and will
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