I learned that the purpose of the Twelve Steps is to do the will of God.
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Twelve-step promotes spirituality, not religion. It gives a practical, day-to-day spirituality that tells me what I can and cannot control. There is room to be imperfect and to be someone who struggles to find God.
The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.
At the end of the spectrum when you get to that 12th step, when you have that spiritual awakening we make ourselves available to help other people.
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons.
I learned that if we set our mind to things, we can accomplish almost anything no matter what the circumstances are.
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.
After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.
It taught me something. It taught you your craft.
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