Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
In Step Four, we work to identify the weeds in our hearts that block the sunlight and deplete the soil. This healing step allows God’s light to come into ourselves. Without realizing it, we begin to bloom. We have been doing what we believed we needed to do to survive. Now, we are on the way to becoming fully alive.
Themes
- Self-awareness and honesty
- Inventory of resentments and fears
- Patterns of codependency and self-neglect
Verses for Meditation
- “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger… Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:31–32
- “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13
- “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13–14
- “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
- “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4
- “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27
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