OvercomersOutreach UK - 12 steps
We welcome anyone who has a desire to stay clean and sober.
| Steps | God's Word |
| STEP 1 | |
| We admitted we were powerless over our dependencies - that our lives had become unmanageable. | We
felt we were doomed to die and saw how POWERLESS we were
to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put
everything into the hands of God, who alone could save
us. 2 Corinthians 1:9 |
| STEP 2 | |
| Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. | A man is a fool to
trust himself! But those who use Gods wisdom are safe.
Proverbs 28:26 |
| STEP 3 | |
| Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as of God as we understood Him. | Trust in the Lord
completely, dont ever trust yourself. In everything you
do, put God first, and He will direct you and crown your
efforts with success. Proverbs 3: 5-6 |
| STEP 4 | |
| Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. | Let us examine
ourselves and repent and turn again to the Lord. Let us
lift up our hearts and our hands to Him in heaven. Lamentations 3: 40-41 |
| STEP 5 | |
| Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. | Admit your faults
to one another and pray for each other so that you may
be healed. James 5:16 |
| STEP 6 | |
| Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. | So give yourselves
humbly to God then, when you
realise your worthlessness before the Lord, He will lift
you up, encourage and help you. James 4: 7-10 |
| STEP 7 | |
| Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. | But if we confess
our sins to Him, He can be depended on to forgive us and
to cleanse us from every wrong. 1 John 1:9 |
| STEP 8 | |
| Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. | If you are standing
before the altar and suddenly remember that a friend has
something against you, leave your sacrifice there and go
and be reconciled, and then come and offer your
sacrifice to God. Matthew 5: 23-24 |
| STEP 9 | |
| Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others. | You can pray for
anything, and if you believe, you have it; its yours!
But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are
holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven
will forgive you your sins too. Mark 11: 24-25 |
| STEP 10 | |
| Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. | But how can I ever
know what sins are lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from
these hidden faults, and keep me from deliberate wrongs;
help me to stop doing them. Only then can I be set free
of guilt. Psalm 19:12 |
| 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. | If you want better
insight and discernment, and are searching for them as
you would for lost money or hidden treasure, then wisdom
will be given to you, and knowledge of God Himself; you
will soon learn the importance of reverence for the Lord
and of trusting Him. Proverbs 2: 3-5 |
| STEP 12 | |
| Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. | Quietly trust
yourself to Christ your Lord and if anyone asks why you
believe as you do, be ready to tell him, and do it in a
gentle and respectful way. 1 Peter 3:15 |
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have OVERCOME the world! John 16:33