The Ministers Son's Change -- Dramatic, Convincing, and Moving.

Page: 57

Step we are on: Step Two

Chapter: "We Agnostics"

Subject: Conscious Contact, Miracles, Healing, Sanity

 Good morning. Bottom of page 57. This is the last of Step Two. 

This narrative segues into Step Three as the Minster's son has a dramatic Step Three experience and is restored to sanity by God.

• Did this man has a sudden spiritual experience or was it gradual?

To this man, the revelation was sudden.

• Did all of them experience an awakening this sudden?

Some of us grow into it more slowly.

 Frequently there were sudden, revolutionary changes followed by overwhelming “God-consciousness” effecting vast changes in feeling and outlook. This was a common occurrence to those who worked these steps as described in this book. 

These sudden, drastic awakening experiences still happen today (To those who keep with the directions) - but as in the beginning of the Fellowship some did not experience, “God-consciousness,” this way.

For some, this change came slower. For those who do not stick with the directions, it is not likely to happen at all  --  neither slowly or quickly.

• What is the prediction to all those seek God honestly?

But He has come to all who have honestly sought Him.

• If we try to apply these Steps to our lives, what will happen?

When we drew near to Him He disclosed Himself to us!

And when we ran away from Him . . . . .?

 Tomorrow we begin on Page 58 - and Step Three. 

Peace and  Love,

Danny S – RLRA

Real Live Recovered Alcoholic

http://stepelevencomesalive.blogspot.com/

A Spontaneous Step Three

Page: 57

Step we are on: Step Two

Chapter: "We Agnostics"

Subject: Conscious Contact, Miracles, Healing, Sanity

Good morning. The Minister’s Son is having his spiritual awakening experience after just one visit from his “sponsor” – (not Bill Wilson) who took him through Steps 1, 2 and now he is having a spontaneous Step Three event. Sometimes Step Three is just like that.

• What made it possible for him to come to believe?

Circumstances made him willing to believe.

This is in reference to Step Two.

• What did he do?

He humbly offered himself to his Maker

This is a reference to Step Three

• Then he what?

then he knew.

This is in reference to the Step Three experience where, “an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once.”

• For how many had God repeated this miracle?

Even so has God restored us all to our right minds.

A "right mind" is one that is sane, free from obsession, no longer in danger from those "strange mental blank spots" that are the insanity of the "first drink".

It is fitting that we are ending this Step Two section of the Big Book with this wonderful segue straight intro Step Three. 

TOMORROW (We complete "We Agnostics"- Step Two.)

• Did this man have sudden spiritual or a gradual one?
• Then some of us must experience which?
• What is the promise to all those who will become students and practitioners of this Basic Textbook?
• If we try to apply these Steps to our lives, what will happen?

Peace and  Love,

Danny S – RLRA

Real Live Recovered Alcoholic

 http://stepelevencomesalive.blogspot.com/