Topic for thought

The subject of this week’s session is all about finding a new order in our lives. We have come to see that over the years we have been powerless to successfully change our addictive behaviour no matter how hard we have tried. As a result our lives have become increasingly unmanageable and some of the things we have been doing could be considered to be ‘insane’. We have come to realise that we need a power greater than ourselves who will begin to change us and restore us to sanity, and this power is found in God.

The Issue

The purpose of Step 2 is to help us come to our senses and realise the insanity of some of the stuff we have been doing. We have lived with our compulsive behaviour for so long now, possibly without any major consequences, and we may be tempted to think that it is not such a big problem after all. That is mad thinking. The time has come to do something about it. !

The Goals:

On completion of Step 2 we should be able to...

• Realise just how ‘insane’ I have become, but that I can get through this with God’s help

• Realise what steps I need to take to begin to experience God as a real part of my life

• Realise God will give me the strength to face up to the issues in my past

• Realise that God can give me the new life I am longing for

• Realise that I really do matter to God