Questions to ask yourself while working Step 7
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Questions to ask yourself while working Step 7
Step Seven ~ Part 1: Questions
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. What were my shortcomings, my defects of character, identified in the previous steps?
2. How do I take this step with humility? Does this require a change in attitude on my part? Explain.
3. Is this a step I take just once or do I consider it an ongoing part of life? Why or why not?
4. Do I have a God of my understanding, a Higher Power, who will remove my shortcomings? Who, what is this Higher Power?
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. What were my shortcomings, my defects of character, identified in the previous steps?
2. How do I take this step with humility? Does this require a change in attitude on my part? Explain.
3. Is this a step I take just once or do I consider it an ongoing part of life? Why or why not?
4. Do I have a God of my understanding, a Higher Power, who will remove my shortcomings? Who, what is this Higher Power?
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questions part 2
Step Seven ~ Part 2: Questions
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Do I trust my Higher Power to remove my shortcomings? If yes, why hasn't this happened before? If no, what can I do to increase the level of my trust? What specific action should I take next?
2. Is the Higher Power I have strong enough to remove my defects? If not, do I need to change my concept of God? What changes need to be made? What does my Higher Power look like - describe this God of my understanding.
3. In Step 7 I am to ask God to remove my shortcomings. How do I go about giving these defects to God?
4. Do I expect God to do all the work in removing my shortcomings? What, if anything, is my responsibility in this step?
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Do I trust my Higher Power to remove my shortcomings? If yes, why hasn't this happened before? If no, what can I do to increase the level of my trust? What specific action should I take next?
2. Is the Higher Power I have strong enough to remove my defects? If not, do I need to change my concept of God? What changes need to be made? What does my Higher Power look like - describe this God of my understanding.
3. In Step 7 I am to ask God to remove my shortcomings. How do I go about giving these defects to God?
4. Do I expect God to do all the work in removing my shortcomings? What, if anything, is my responsibility in this step?
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questions part 3
Step Seven ~ Part 3: Questions
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Do I REALLY believe that I need to change more than just how I drank? Why or why not?
2. How have my shortcomings impacted my life?
3. What three defects of character are causing me the greatest problems? Explain.
4. What would I be like without these defects?
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Do I REALLY believe that I need to change more than just how I drank? Why or why not?
2. How have my shortcomings impacted my life?
3. What three defects of character are causing me the greatest problems? Explain.
4. What would I be like without these defects?
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questions part 4
Step Seven ~ Part 4: Questions
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Identify a defect currently causing difficulty. How can I cooperate with my Higher Power as He removes that defect?
2. What do I do when a shortcoming returns?
3. Do I trust God to remove my shortcomings or do I still cling to some behaviors from fear? What do I fear would happen if I let go of this defect?
4. What are three defects where I have made progress in letting go? Identify the changes that have taken place? Has this been God's work, or mine? Why?
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
1. Identify a defect currently causing difficulty. How can I cooperate with my Higher Power as He removes that defect?
2. What do I do when a shortcoming returns?
3. Do I trust God to remove my shortcomings or do I still cling to some behaviors from fear? What do I fear would happen if I let go of this defect?
4. What are three defects where I have made progress in letting go? Identify the changes that have taken place? Has this been God's work, or mine? Why?
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