The Serenity 12 Step Program spoke to me today in a sharing based on James 5:16. Sharing on Step 5
"Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
This scripture tells me to confess (or share) my wrongdoings with someone and to pray for each other so that we may be healed. Remembering to pray for each other is of prime importance here, seemingly necessary for repair and advancement to the next step. This verse goes on to say that the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective!
"Oh Lord, give us the courage to share our deepest hurts, to listen with our hearts to the pain of our fellow man and to pray immediately for healing-Amen!
Let's write our prayers and record our experiences, as we use the original two way prayer format of the oringinal 12 steppers to defeat our enemies!
When shared and prayed over, the burden is lightened and the taste of freedom can be experienced. We are no longer alone in this problem as a team of at least three (God yourself and sharing partner) is now opposing it!
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