The Fourth Step A Guide For Spiritual Advisors INTRODUCTION The Fourth Step is a written inventory which is designed to reveal those twists and perversions of the mind and spirit which are the result of overwhelming fear working on the natural instincts. It will also uncover the wrongdoing and faults of the addicted person and will identify the people he has hurt by his actions. Experience has shown that, in most cases, nothing but a written inventory will suffice. The advisor needs to know that the addicted person cannot or will not fully reveal himself until he is required to reduce his self-examination to writing. Denial is the hallmarkof all addictions and he has been hiding from the truth about himself for years. He has become anexpert dissembler, has well-established rationalizations for his behavior and in many cases has been carefully indoctrinated with the excuses which allow him to refuse to take personal responsibility for the desperate straits into which he has fallen. This Step will also begin theprocess of God-reliance without which the addicted person is helpless. While working the Fourth Step, the addicted person will take several “leaps of faith” whichwill demonstrate the power and trust-worthiness of God when He is called upon. When the addicted person worked his Third Step, he made a decision to turn his life and will over to the power of God, but this Step will have no permanent effect unless he immediately takes the action necessary to find and be rid …
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Absolutely. When led properly, the meetings are absolutely neutral and appropriate for all religions, including atheism. If someone has a bad experience with AA, it is generally “Personalities” as opposed to “principles.”
12. I then tried to proselytize this insane religion, saying that the law is wrong and that it is spiritual, and not religious, even though I could not see any meaningful distinction between the two, nor do the courts in the United States.
Time commitment of the outside sponsorship system to a newcomer is 4 to 5 weeks ? then are taken to A.A. meetings, after that the outside system can easily becomes another dependency sickness on people places and things as the reliance is on people rather than God.
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