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8 Recovery Principles based on the Beatitudes
R -
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"
(Matthew 5:3)
E -
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power
to help me recover.
"Happy are
those who morn, for they shall be comforted"
(Matthew 5:4)
C -
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ's care and control.
"Happy are
the meek"
(Matthew 5:5)
O -
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.
"Happy are
the pure in heart."
(Matthew 5:8)
V -
Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him
to remove my character defects.
"Happy are
those whose greaterst desire is to do what God requires."
(Matthew 5:6)
E -
Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make
amends for harm I've done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.
"Happy are
the merciful."
(Matthew 5:7)
"Happy are
the peacemakers."
(Matthew 5:9)
R -
Reserve a daily time with God for self examination, Bible readings and prayer in
order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.
Y -
Yield myself to God to be used 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"
(Matthew 5:10)