#7th step

[themandalalady]

July 2025 — Humility…in color

Download to Color Exploring the Spiritual Path of the 12 Steps Step 7: Humility…in color For this step we are encouraged to humbly ask the Universe, the Powers That Be, to remove our shortcomings and guide us towards positive transformation. Admitting that we need help and being willing to receive advice helps us stay humble. This can be challenging because we may want to believe that we can…

July 2025 — Humility…in color

[themandalalady]

July 2025 — Humility

Download to Color Exploring the Spiritual Path of the 12 Steps Step 7: Humility For this step we are encouraged to humbly ask the Universe, the Powers That Be, to remove our shortcomings and guide us towards positive transformation. Admitting that we need help and being willing to receive advice helps us stay humble. This can be challenging because we may want to believe that we can do it all.…

July 2025 — Humility

[whatmesober]

Thought for the day, 07/10/2023

The Seventh Step is when we determine whether our desire to let go of our misery is greater than our fear of confronting it.

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[crystalconure]

I did something really powerful last night. I went to the pier and wrote my character defects onto rocks. The weather was really rainy but it only added to the symbolic nature of the ritual. After I finished writing all of them I said the 7th step prayer for each specific rock/defect then chucked it into the lake. I prayed before I threw each one. I saved the largest rock for last: fear. The sound of them hitting the water was so satisfying, and sinking to the bottom of Lake Michigan seemed fitting. I think of them no longer weighing me down, they are staying at the bottom of the lake. As we drove into Ohio today I felt stronger as the distance grew. Since last night I have had moments where I truly feel God’s presence. As I walked away from the pier I walked with the Universe beside me, I wasn’t alone. I actually had to stop and stare at the space next to me because I sensed someone there. When visiting with my grandma this morning I saw my Higher Power standing behind her, as if to assure me that she wouldn’t be alone after we left. Grandma could hardly communicate with us today but as she stared at me I couldn’t help but feel that she saw something new around me. It was a different look than a few days ago, before I had humbly asked God to remove my shortcomings. Without me telling her anything she could see that I’ve accepted a spiritual life to relieve my addiction and suffering. If somehow I could’ve read this post a year ago I would’ve thought I had lost it. I guess I have lost it. ‘It’ being my belief in my own self will to control everything in life.

[crystalconure]

As part of my 6th and 7th step I will be writing my character defects on rocks and throwing them into Lake Michigan tomorrow.

[alannalux-blog]

[the-direction-of]

Would you be willing....

To share your experience of step 7 with me?

[wisdombucket]

The other day I was looking at this picture of my middle child, Finn, and it made me think about how awesome this accomplishment was. He spent an entire week attending Clemson’s soccer camp. He worked hard and played hard, and I know that at the end of the day he learned a ton. 

As I stared at the picture my eyes focused on what he’d written on his soccer ball. It says “I love Riley.” Riley’s his oldest brother.

It dawned on me for a moment that the accomplishments we have in life are great, but that isn’t what our Father in heaven is most concerned with. The way we treat others can move God's heart in a way that our accomplishments can't. 1 Corinthians 13 is great example of someone doing a bunch of great things, but if love isn't attached, then there useless. I'm a proud father. Twenty years from now soccer camp won't matter, but the way he loves his brother will. 

As a father when I look back on the life that I’ve lived do I want the Lord to remember me for the accomplishments that I’ve made and the work that I’ve done, or do I want him to see the way I’ve loved others? I'm grateful for Finn, who’s sharpening me to think differently about that.