First Step Prayer

You can fill in the blank here, with whatever habit or addiction is controlling your life. What probably works for all of us is....thinking. Our negative, limited, fearful thinking controls our lives in unfriendly ways. This prayer originated to deal with alcoholism. You can substitute any other addictive behavior . . . even the word, ego, will work. Other words might be: compulsive eating, anger, greed, fear, spending, daydreaming, laziness....you get the picture.

God, Help me to see and admit that I am powerless over  _________. Help me to understand how _____________has led to unmanageability in my life. Help me this day to understand the true meaning of powerlessness. Remove from me all denial of _____________ .