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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... specific and troubling dilemma straight to God, ...
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
Of
course, it is
reasonable and
understandable that the
question is often
asked:
"Why can't we take a
specific and
troubling dilemma straight to
God, and in
prayer secure from Him
sure and
definite answers to our
requests?"
2.
... specific direction.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
With the
best of
intentions, he
tends to
force his
own will into all
sorts of
situations and
problems with the
comfortable assurance
that he is
acting under
God's
specific direction.
3.
... specific matter.
BB p.69,
How It Works
In
meditation, we
ask God what we should do about each
specific matter.
4.
... specific means shall we be able to ...
12&12 p.34,
Step Three
Therefore our
problem now
becomes just how and by what
specific means shall we be able to
let Him in?
5.
... specific problems, and for the ability to ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Our
immediate temptation will be to
ask
for
specific solutions to
specific problems, and for
the
ability to
help other
people as we have already
thought they should be
helped.
6.
... specific requests, it will be well to ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Even so, when
making specific requests, it will be
well to
add to each one of them this
qualification: "...if it be
Thy will."
7.
... specific rule can be given.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
Here no
specific rule can be
given.
8.
... specific solutions to specific problems, and for ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Our
immediate temptation will be to
ask
for
specific solutions to
specific problems, and for
the
ability to
help other
people as we have already
thought they should be
helped.
9.
... specific than any direct guidance we may ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
While the
comment or
advice of others may be by no
means infallible, it is
likely to be far more
specific
than any
direct guidance
we may
receive while we are still so
inexperienced in
establishing contact
with a
Power greater than
ourselves.
10.
... specific things.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be
cured of
his
fatal malady," or "That
one ought to be
relieved of his
emotional pain," and we
pray for these
specific things.
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