The Change Process in AA Versus the Change Process of our Creator

Building Character, God, Spiritual Principles /

The 12-Step path we follow in Alcoholics Anonymous is a practical behavior changing process and can result in a positive character change within us. These Steps, if followed, will reduce our self-centered thoughts and hopefully give us some visibility in to our behavioral problems and the defects of character underlying them. Then, once uncovered, we […]

The Change Process in AA Versus the Change Process of our Creator Read More »

Building Character – As God Sees It – Identifying the Real Power in A.A.

God, Spiritual Principles /

When we reflect back on the nature of our problems that brought us to Alcoholics Anonymous, we find commonality with others in our fellowship. We don’t see these at first, since the pain we are experiencing overrides most of our thinking processes. It takes time for the pain to subside enough to allow for the

Building Character – As God Sees It – Identifying the Real Power in A.A. Read More »

Building Character – As God Sees It – Does Your Higher Power Have Power?

God /

Careful consideration on the right answer to this question is vitally important to your spiritual growth while in sobriety and matters greatly as to where an individual will spend eternity. To help provide the right answer, we must explore the fundamental spiritual beliefs and principles that Alcoholics Anonymous was founded on. Alcoholism, in history, is

Building Character – As God Sees It – Does Your Higher Power Have Power? Read More »

Building Character – As God Sees It – Crucify the Fat

Building Character, Taking Inventoy /

As Christians, we are in a constant struggle with temptation from the moment we are saved until the moment we die. Previous articles in this series discussed building good moral character and habits and making godly choices. Good moral character means godly character. Developing godly character diminishes our struggling difficulties we have in life and

Building Character – As God Sees It – Crucify the Fat Read More »

Building Character – As God Sees It –The Power of Good Habits

Building Character, Spiritual Principles /

Studies show that at least 40 percent of our daily activity occurs through the process of habits – which are behavioral routines that occur without our awareness of conscious decisions being made. We all have many habits, some good and some bad, they have formed over our lifetime, and new ones are forming all the

Building Character – As God Sees It –The Power of Good Habits Read More »

Building Character – As God Sees It – A Life of Choices

Building Character, Spiritual Principles /

Note: The reader should review the article “Building Character – As God Sees it – Self-Discipline – The Spiritual Solution” for best understanding of this article. In the previous article, we stated that when the desire to not drink is stronger than the desire to drink, we will stay sober. That attitude needs to remain

Building Character – As God Sees It – A Life of Choices Read More »