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The Road to RECOVERY – "8 Principles"
Based on The Beatitudes, Matthew 5:1-11
by Pastor Rick Warren
Saddleback Community Church.
Realize I'm not God; I admit that
I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life
is unmanageable.
Happy are those who know they are spiritually
poor.
Earnestly believe that God exists,
that I matter to him, and that he has the power to help me recover.
Happy are those who mourn, for they shall
be comforted.
Consciously choose to commit all my
life and will to Christ care and control.
Happy are the meek.
Openly examine and confess my faults
to God, to myself, and to another person whom I trust.
Happy are the pure in heart.
Voluntary submit to any changes God
wants to make in my life.
Happy are those whose greatest desire is
to do what God requires.
Evaluate all my relationships; offer
forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I've
done to others when possible, without expecting any reward.
Happy are the merciful. Happy are the peacemakers.
Reserve a daily time with God for
self examination, Bible reading, and Prayer in order to know God and
His will for my life and gain the power to do it.
Yield myself to be used by God to
bring his Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.
“Happy are those who are persecutedbecause they do what God requires"
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