Reg
08-02-2007, 06:28 AM
I thought I should post separately about this and not take away from the original post by vja4Him.
16 Steps - Modified with scriptures
1. I affirm that I have the power to take charge of my life, to learn to express my emotions
and needs in a healthy way, and to identify and leave behind behaviors that no longer work
for me. (...in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
-Romans 8:37)
2. God, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in me, strengthens me and leads me into the
wisdom and discernment necessary for healing the wounds of the past, present, and future.
(The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them. -Romans 8:14)
3. I choose to be my authentic self. I choose to embrace the power of truth as an integral part
of my healing process. (If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples. You will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free. -John 8:31-32)
4. I choose to examine and stay aware of how my culture - family, friends, media, church,
professional training - affects my beliefs and behaviors. (In this world you will have trouble,
but be brave! I have defeated the world. -John 16:33)
5. I share with another human being and with God all things inside me for which I feel shame
and/or guilt. (If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a
liar and his word has no place in our lives. -1 John 1:9-10)
6. I affirm and enjoy my intelligence, strengths, and creativity, remembering not to hide those
qualities from myself or others. (God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit
of power and love and self-control. -2 Timothy 1:7)
7. I am willing to let go of shame, guilt, anger, unforgiveness, and any behavior that keeps
me from loving myself and others. (Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this
world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what
God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. -
Romans 12:2)
8. I will make a list of people I have harmed and people who have harmed me, and I will
confess my own sin to God first and ask Him for wisdom and discernment. Then, as God
leads me, I will make amends and/or share my grievances with the people on my list in a
respectful and loving way. (...God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not
counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
-2Corinthians 5:19)
9. I express love and gratitude to God and others, and I increasingly appreciate the wonder of
life and the blessings I do have. (I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of
all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most
High. -Psalm 9:1-2)
10. I learn to trust my reality and I daily affirm that I see what I see, I know what I know, and
I feel what I feel. (Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in
wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and
distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life
you will have! -Matt 6:22-23)
11. I promptly admit to mistakes and make amends when appropriate, but I do not say I am
sorry for things I have not done, and I do not cover-up, analyze, or take responsibility for the
shortcomings of others. (Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and
that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will bring ruin upon anyone who ruins this temple.
For God’s temple is holy, and you Christians are that temple. -1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
12. I seek out situations, jobs, and people that affirm my intelligence, perceptions, and
self-worth. I avoid situations or people who are hurtful, harmful, or demeaning to me. (There
are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
-Proverbs 18:24)
13. I take steps to heal my physical body, organize my life, reduce stress, and have fun. (God
gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. -Ecclesiastes 2:26)
14. I seek to understand my calling and I daily ask God for the strength, wisdom, and
discernment to walk in it. (Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have
been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare
yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can
with your own life. Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity,
that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the
good things that you have and experience. -Galatians 6:3-5)
15. I accept the ups and downs of life as gifts that can be used as lessons for my growth.
(...whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. 3For when your faith is
tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is
fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything. -James 1:2-4)
16. I grow in awareness that I am a sacred being, interrelated with all living things, and I
contribute to restoring peace, love, mercy, grace, and balance in my family, my
neighborhood, my social circle, my church, my city, my state, my country, and the world.
(Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.-Mark 16:15)
16 Steps - Modified with scriptures
1. I affirm that I have the power to take charge of my life, to learn to express my emotions
and needs in a healthy way, and to identify and leave behind behaviors that no longer work
for me. (...in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
-Romans 8:37)
2. God, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in me, strengthens me and leads me into the
wisdom and discernment necessary for healing the wounds of the past, present, and future.
(The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them. -Romans 8:14)
3. I choose to be my authentic self. I choose to embrace the power of truth as an integral part
of my healing process. (If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples. You will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free. -John 8:31-32)
4. I choose to examine and stay aware of how my culture - family, friends, media, church,
professional training - affects my beliefs and behaviors. (In this world you will have trouble,
but be brave! I have defeated the world. -John 16:33)
5. I share with another human being and with God all things inside me for which I feel shame
and/or guilt. (If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a
liar and his word has no place in our lives. -1 John 1:9-10)
6. I affirm and enjoy my intelligence, strengths, and creativity, remembering not to hide those
qualities from myself or others. (God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit
of power and love and self-control. -2 Timothy 1:7)
7. I am willing to let go of shame, guilt, anger, unforgiveness, and any behavior that keeps
me from loving myself and others. (Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this
world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what
God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. -
Romans 12:2)
8. I will make a list of people I have harmed and people who have harmed me, and I will
confess my own sin to God first and ask Him for wisdom and discernment. Then, as God
leads me, I will make amends and/or share my grievances with the people on my list in a
respectful and loving way. (...God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not
counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
-2Corinthians 5:19)
9. I express love and gratitude to God and others, and I increasingly appreciate the wonder of
life and the blessings I do have. (I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of
all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most
High. -Psalm 9:1-2)
10. I learn to trust my reality and I daily affirm that I see what I see, I know what I know, and
I feel what I feel. (Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in
wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and
distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life
you will have! -Matt 6:22-23)
11. I promptly admit to mistakes and make amends when appropriate, but I do not say I am
sorry for things I have not done, and I do not cover-up, analyze, or take responsibility for the
shortcomings of others. (Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and
that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will bring ruin upon anyone who ruins this temple.
For God’s temple is holy, and you Christians are that temple. -1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
12. I seek out situations, jobs, and people that affirm my intelligence, perceptions, and
self-worth. I avoid situations or people who are hurtful, harmful, or demeaning to me. (There
are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
-Proverbs 18:24)
13. I take steps to heal my physical body, organize my life, reduce stress, and have fun. (God
gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. -Ecclesiastes 2:26)
14. I seek to understand my calling and I daily ask God for the strength, wisdom, and
discernment to walk in it. (Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have
been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare
yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can
with your own life. Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity,
that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the
good things that you have and experience. -Galatians 6:3-5)
15. I accept the ups and downs of life as gifts that can be used as lessons for my growth.
(...whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. 3For when your faith is
tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is
fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything. -James 1:2-4)
16. I grow in awareness that I am a sacred being, interrelated with all living things, and I
contribute to restoring peace, love, mercy, grace, and balance in my family, my
neighborhood, my social circle, my church, my city, my state, my country, and the world.
(Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.-Mark 16:15)