This series of articles is a PERSONAL perspective/interpretation of The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous began on June 10, 1935 and has helped scores of people around the world obtain and maintain sobriety from drugs and alcohol.
STEP THREE—Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over the care of God as we understood Him.
“Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions” teaches us that the “key” to this Step is willingness. Willingness will help us to make the decision to turn our thoughts (“will”) and our actions (“lives”) over to the God/Higher Power that we believe in. Again—“as we understood Him” is underlined for a reason. Your own personal idea and relationship with your God is what will help you to get and stay sober. Also important in this Step is the ACTION part of the Step. Steps One and Two of the 12 Steps involve reflection and contemplation. Step Three requires action. This is an inherent part of this Step. The following section from “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions” underscores this: “In fact, the effectiveness of the whole A.A. program will rest upon how well and earnestly we have tried to come to ‘a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him’.” (Pages 34-35) Once we have decided to do this we can move on to Step Four of the 12 Steps of the A.A. program.
References:
1. Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. 2001.
2. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions; Alcoholics Anonymous Services, Inc. 1952
***NOTE: this article is a personal interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and is neither endorsed nor approved by Alcoholics Anonymous. ***
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