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STEP 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

ROMANS 8- 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God



JEREMIAH 18-27 "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.

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STEP 9 Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.

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STEP 1 We admitted we were powerless over chemical substances—that our lives had become unmanageable.

Psalm 68 - 6 God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land! 

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STEP 11  Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

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