12 Steps

**Based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
  5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
  6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
  7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
  8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
  9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
  11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
  12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
© Al-Anon's Twelve Steps, copyright 1996 by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.




  1. Admit that you, of yourself, are powerless to overcome your addictions and that your life has become unmanageable.
  2. Come to believe that the power of God can restore you to complete spiritual health.
  3. Decide to turn your will and your life over to the care of God the Eternal Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
  4. Make a searching and fearless written moral inventory of yourself. 
  5. Admit to yourself, to your Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, to proper priesthood authority, and to another person the exact nature of your wrongs. 
  6. Become entirely ready to have God remove all your character weaknesses. 
  7. Humbly ask Heavenly Father to remove your shortcomings. 
  8. Make a written list of all persons you have harmed and become willing to make restitution to them. 
  9. Wherever possible, make direct restitution to all persons you have harmed. 
  10. Continue to take personal inventory, and when you are wrong promptly admit it. 
  11. Seek through prayer and meditation to know the Lord’s will and to have the power to carry it out. 
  12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, share this message with others and practice these principles in all you do.

  1.  Come to understand and accept that we are powerless over the addiction of a loved one and recognize that our lives have become unmanageable. 
  2. Come to believe that the power of God can restore us to spiritual and emotional health. 
  3. Decide to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God the Eternal Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. 
  4. Make a searching and fearless written moral inventory of ourselves.
  5. Acknowledge to Heavenly Father, to ourselves, and to another person experienced in Twelve Step principles, the exact nature of our wrongs. 
  6. Become entirely ready to have God remove all our character weaknesses 
  7. Humbly ask Heavenly Father to remove our shortcomings. 
  8.  Make a written list of all persons we have harmed and become willing to make amends to them. 
  9. Wherever possible, make direct amends to all persons we have harmed, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  10. Continue to take personal inventory, and when we are wrong promptly admit it.
  11. Seek through prayer, scripture study and meditation to know the Lord’s will and to have the power to carry it out. 
  12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, share this message of hope and healing with others and practice these principles in all we do.
 The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, as adapted by the Healing Through Christ Institute, LLC for those who have a loved one in addiction

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