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
Step 11: Listening to God (Part 1)
I am limiting this step to two podcasts. I aired five episodes in season one, about step eleven. I looked them over recently and they seem fairly good so why rehash the same thing. I be…
Step10: Keeping Vigilant. (Part 2)
We will take a brief look at the second half of this step, “when I was wrong, I promptly admitted it”.
This phrase reminds me of my constant battle with my nemesis, ego, and its constant…
Step10: Keeping Vigilant. (Part 1)
Steps 10, 11, and 12 are referred to as the maintenance steps. In step ten, we are actually doing a, (hopefully), lighter version of the fourth step. A lot of work has been put into get…
Step9: Making Amends. (Part 2)
This is the part of this step that is absolutely made for my two archenemies, Mr. Ego and his sidekick, Master Rationalization! The questions I must ask myself are the following. Will I…
Step 9: Making Amends. (Part 1)
In theory, much of this step has been done when we did step 4. It would be hard to imagine any people or institutions that would not automatically transfer to the 9th step list. However…
Step 8: Making a List, Checking it Twice. (Part 2)
Now that I have this list of all of the persons I have harmed, what’s next? Here I am, excited and looking forward to my new way of life, a life lived under the care and direction of my…
Step 8: Making a List, Checking it Twice. (Part 1)
Step 8 is all about interpersonal relationships and how our behaviors caused others harm. There are many, many ways we cause harm. There are, of course, the things we say or do to other…
Step 7: Humble Pie is Delicious! (Part 2)
I believe we all know the meaning of humility, even if we might not want to face our lack of it in our lives. For me, there has even a lack of spiritual humility, especially when I am c…
Step 7: Humble Pie is Delicious! (Part 1)
Humility: Once you think you have it … you don't! This is my way of remembering what humility is. This step is all about being humble. I have brought all the previous steps together and…
Step 6: Am I Entirely Ready? (Part 2)
As I said in the previous episode, this step does not require a whole lot of explanation. In episode 24 I spoke about the gift of readiness and that I really needed to take a hard look …
Step 6: Am I Entirely Ready? (Part 1)
This is, basically, a step of reflection and introspection. After finishing step 5, they say it is good to go to a quiet place and really think about what has transpired. They say that …
Step 5: Admission: Do I Need a Lawyer? (Part 4)
This is the last part of this step and I want to talk about the phrase, ‘the exact nature of my wrongs’. In the fourth step, it is a good idea to take a moral inventory of both the god …
Step 5: Admission: Do I Need a Lawyer? (Part 3)
I have thoroughly examined those parts of this step that have to do with my honesty with myself and my willingness to level with God about what I have done with my life. Now is the time…
Step 5: Admission: Do I Need a Lawyer? (Part 2)
In this 2nd episode, or 2nd part of this step, I am going to look at just what is meant (to me), to admit these wrongs to myself. Whereas the last part had to do with taking an honest l…
Step 5: Admission: Do I Need a Lawyer? (Part 1)
Please pardon my humor in the title. Yet, you may want to keep it in mind as you look for the right person to share you4th step. In this and the next three episodes, I’m going to talk a…
Step 4: An Honest Look at Myself (Part 4)
Just to wrap up this this 4th step, I would like to speak a little about looking toward the next step, step 5.
In a nutshell … DON’T!
I know that those of you who are involved with these …
Step 4: An Honest Look at Myself (Part 3)
In this 3rd episode about step 4, I talk about the words “searching and fearless”.
These words were the antithesis of any morality I had back in the day. My words back then would have b…
Step 4: An Honest Look at Myself (Part 2)
I am going to skip around a little in this step. In this 2nd episode about step 4, I’ll talk about the word “moral”. What does moral mean? Well, here is what it means to me when I am tr…
Step 4: An Honest Look at Myself (Part 1)
This step is the perfect example why the steps are in this order. When I was in the throes of my addiction and even when I became addiction free, this 4th step was a huge challenge. It …
Step 3: In God’s Care (Part 4)
It can’t get any better than this! With my little human mind, I have the incredible opportunity to align myself with God, the Creator of everything, and the source of perfect love! I ha…