Steps to the Spirit
Steps to the spirit is about my search for, discovery of, and use of the Spirit to live my life according to the wishes and plans of God. I also call them gifts from God because I believe He has given us these tools to enable us to find a closer relationship with Him. I invite you to join me in this quest that is at times both difficult and extremely fulfilling. I will try to explain how and why it became necessary to surrender, thus enabling me to begin to live according to God's plan.I will post additional info on my blog: http://www.StepsToTheSpirit.com/blog To contact me, please use: [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 229
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 6)
In this episode I will be speaking about the six basic assumptions. They are listed below:
The 6 basic assumptions
1. Men are sinners;
2. Men can be changed;
3. Confession is prerequisite …
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 9)
I know, I know, once again this is supposed to be the summary of the influence of the Oxford group on the 12 step program. However I listen to a talk yesterday on the 12 steps and the O…
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 5)
In this episode, we shall be looking at the next list from the Oxford Group. This list has four items in it and is called 4 Spiritual Practices. They are as follows:
4 Spiritual Practice…
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 4)
The 5 Procedures:
1. Give in to God
2. Listen to God’s direction
3. Check Guidance
4. Restitution
5. Sharing – For witness and for confession
In this episode I’m going to speak about ye…
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 3)
This week we’re going to talk about the next in a group of list tidbits that I have found connected to the Oxford group.
This particular tidbit is called “The Five C’s”. Here is the list
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The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 2)
So, my friends, even though I have heard about the Oxford group in the past, I am learning so much more as I revisit it. A couple of years ago I created a chart that compares the differ…
The Beginnings of a Way of Life! (Part 1)
I have been thinking about all of the information that I have been talking about in these podcasts. Of course, it is all about the 12 steps. However, lately I have been feeling like I h…
The Move
So, I feel that sometimes, okay, most of the time, I am sharing with you the wonderful connection I developed with my Spirit as a result of this 12 step program. I don’t think I am shar…
Loving Ourselves
Now that we are done with the promises, there are a few things I have thought about in the past couple of weeks. They have to do with what happens to us in my day-to-day experiences.
Eve…
The Promises – (Part 16) Summary & Finding God
They will always materialize if I work for them.
Once again, I humbly believe that these promises are, or may be directed to two different groups of people. If you recall the X and Y gro…
The Promises – (Part 15) Extravagant Promises?
Are these extravagant promises? I think not. They are being fulfilled in me – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if I work for them.
So, for this question …
The Promises – (Part 14) Promise #12
Promise #12: I will suddenly realize that God is doing for me what I could not do for myself.
So my friends, I think of this promise in terms of what we used to say in the Bronx when I w…
The Promises – (Part 13) Promise #11
Promise #11: I will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle me
when I see this promise the first word that comes to my mind is fear. I personally believe that I k…
The Promises – (Part 12) Promise #10
Promise #10: Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave me.
I am sincerely not sure why these two aspects of the promises were listed together. However, the uncommon to nominat…
The Promises – (Part 11) Promise #9
Promise #9:My whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
Those of you who have found a new way of life as a result of this program will have no trouble in understanding this promi…
The Promises – (Part 10) Promise #8
Promise #8: Self-seeking will slip away.
So, what does it mean when promise number eight is that we will lose self-seeking? Does it mean that we will not be trying to accomplish anythin…
The Promises – (Part 9) Promise #7
I will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in my fellows.
I believe that this promise, promise number seven, is closely tied to promise number six. Once I lose the feeling…
The Promises – (Part 8) Promise #6
That feeling of uselessness and self- pity will disappear.
So, once again, this promise really hit the nail on the head for me. Personally, I feel that most of us who have an addiction o…
The Promises – (Part 7) Promise #5
No matter how far down the scale I have gone, I will see how my experience can benefit others.
This promise is one of the promises that always felt was written specifically for me. If I …
The Promises – (Part 6) Promise #
I will comprehend the word serenity and I will know peace.
This promise is one of the best of the 12 promises. I know, I am likely to say each one is the best of the promises. Well they …