This morning, I went to Take the 12 in the “Step Resources” section (https://www.takethe12.org/project/steps/) and reviewed the “Surrender” piece on that page.  I’m so grateful that as this Step study was being built, I took the time to identify, in MY experience, what it was that I was going to be called to surrender as I was taking each of the 12 Steps. As I was reading it this morning, I felt it was important enough to “re-share” it today, so here ya go.  I’d love to hear what your experience is on surrender in each of our Steps (feel free to comment below).  Have a great day!

In love & service,

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Surrendering

Each of A.A.’s  12 Steps calls the person taking them to become willing to surrender something. While this is not an exhaustive list, it represents a really great place to start and singularly, one member’s experience.

(Use this as a litmus test for yourself to gauge the quality of your spiritual condition)

In Step 1, I will surrender…

1.) The delusion that in and of myself I have power, and
2.) The belief that alcohol was/is my problem

In Step 2, I will surrender…

1.) My desire to control everything myself, and
2.) My belief that I am responsible for the outcome of my life

In Step 3, I will surrender…

1.) The person I was before coming to A.A. and taking these Steps

In Step 4, I will surrender…

1.) Fear of looking at who I was, and
2.) Any desire to regret the past

In Step 5, I will surrender…

1.) Fear of sharing my inventory with another human being

In Step 6, I will surrender…

1.) The desire to hold onto my defects of character no matter how familiar or comfortable they are

In Step 7, I will surrender…

1.) The belief that I can become less of my character defects on my own or remove them myself

In Step 8, I will surrender…

1.) Fear of telling the truth, and
2.) My need to point out “their” part, and
3.) Fear of the outcome

In Step 9, I will surrender…

1.) My hesitation to take action, and
2.) Fear they won’t accept my amends, and
3.) Again, fear of the outcome

In Step 10, I will surrender…

1.) My belief that I don’t need to continue the inventory process each and every day to identify “defects du jour” (defects of the day)

In Step 11, I will surrender…

1.) My desire to tell God what to do
2.) My belief that meditation is hard and only for those more spiritual than myself

In Step 12, I will surrender…

1.) Fear that I don’t have anything to give, and
2.) Laziness in practicing these principles in all my affairs

This list was created for and found within the Step study here on https://www.takethe12.org/project/steps/