~ STEP THREE ~
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"Tis only God may be had for the asking."
James Russell Lowell
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When I first came to the program and
looked at the steps on the walls, my ego
told me that I had Step Three already
made. Of course, I had skipped right
over Steps One and Two! I thought
because I had experienced a religious
experience many years ago, I didn’t
need to take Step Three. What I was to
discover in the next few months on my
wonderful journey in recovery is that
spirituality and religion were two
different things. That my religion today
is part of my spirituality, but my
spirituality is so much more.
I finally in Step One "Came." I kept
coming to meetings and admitted my
powerlessness and unmanageability. Then
I "Came to." Through Step Two a portion
of my sanity was restored and continues
to be restored on a daily basis. Then at
the point of taking Step Three I "Came
To Believe". I realized that I had not
turned my will and my life over to the
care of God in the area of my compulsive
overeating. That was a task yet to be
done. And I offered myself to my God to
do with as He would. I said the Third
Step prayer which can be found in
Alcoholic Anonymous on page 63, "God, I
offer myself to Thee - the build with me
and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve
me of the bondage of self, that I may
better do Thy will. Take away my
difficulties, that victory over them may
bear witness to those I would help of
Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of
life. May I do Thy will always!" I had
taken the Third Step. I was moved into a
new dimension in my spiritual life.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will take Step Three this day, turning my will and life over to the care of my God.