Step 1 - Powerless
“I know nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18”
For all of us there comes a time when we can no longer avoid the realization that our lives are a horrible mess. When we come to this place of brokenness and helplessness, and finally admit that all is not well, we need to make a choice about where life is going from here. How do we do that? Admitting we are powerless makes us feel pretty vulnerable. But Step 1 is actually a place of power as we finally recognize truth and get help to know what will take us forward to healing and successful living.
Click on any of the links below for more information on how to build these principles into a person's daily living as we consider Step One.
I Can't Do It Alone
Overcoming My Powerlessness
Other Helpful Information on This Step
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous or the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
The Twelve Steps and Their Relationships to Christianity
Bible Studies For Successful Recovery