Coming Out of Hiding - Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums

janbear · 06-07-2023, 11:03 PM

Bible reading:Genesis 3:6-13
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Many of us have spent our life in a state of hiding, ashamed of who we are inside. We may hide by living a double life, by using drugs or giving in to other addictions to make us feel like someone else, or by self-righteously setting ourselves above others. Step 4 involves uncovering the things we have been hiding, even from ourselves.
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, "they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves....Then the Lord God called to the man, 'Where are you?' He replied, 'I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked'" ( Genesis 3:7-10). Human beings have been covering up and hiding ever since!.

To be continued

janbear · 06-17-2023, 10:50 PM

Jesus consistently confronted the religious leaders about their hypocrisy. The word hypocrite describes a person who pretends to have virtues or qualities that he really doesn't really have. One time Jesus said to these leaders, "Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish but inside you are filthy-full of greed and self indulgence!...First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean too".
Matthew 23:25-26

janbear · 06-17-2023, 11:08 PM

When the real person inside us comes out of hiding, we will have to deal with some dirt! Making this inventory is a good way to "wash the inside ", some of that washing may involve bathing our life with tears. It is only by uncovering the hidden parts of ourselves that we will be able to change the outer person, including our addictive/ compulsive behaviors.

janbear · 05-09-2024, 06:17 PM

So much dirt came out every time i took another 4th step. It was difficult but necessary to get better. I feel so much better in my life

06-07-2023, 11:03 PM	#1
janbear Trusted Servant Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,698	Coming Out of Hiding Bible reading:Genesis 3:6-13 We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Many of us have spent our life in a state of hiding, ashamed of who we are inside. We may hide by living a double life, by using drugs or giving in to other addictions to make us feel like someone else, or by self-righteously setting ourselves above others. Step 4 involves uncovering the things we have been hiding, even from ourselves. After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, "they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves....Then the Lord God called to the man, 'Where are you?' He replied, 'I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked'" ( Genesis 3:7-10). Human beings have been covering up and hiding ever since!. To be continued __________________ "This above all: To thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day .Thou canst not then be false to any man. -Shakespeare, Hamlet "Show me a grateful alcoholic and I'll show you a sober one" Dick N. Jesus said, "My Grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

06-17-2023, 10:50 PM	#2
janbear Trusted Servant Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,698	Jesus consistently confronted the religious leaders about their hypocrisy. The word hypocrite describes a person who pretends to have virtues or qualities that he really doesn't really have. One time Jesus said to these leaders, "Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish but inside you are filthy-full of greed and self indulgence!...First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean too". Matthew 23:25-26 __________________ "This above all: To thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day .Thou canst not then be false to any man. -Shakespeare, Hamlet "Show me a grateful alcoholic and I'll show you a sober one" Dick N. Jesus said, "My Grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

06-17-2023, 11:08 PM	#3
janbear Trusted Servant Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,698	When the real person inside us comes out of hiding, we will have to deal with some dirt! Making this inventory is a good way to "wash the inside ", some of that washing may involve bathing our life with tears. It is only by uncovering the hidden parts of ourselves that we will be able to change the outer person, including our addictive/ compulsive behaviors. __________________ "This above all: To thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day .Thou canst not then be false to any man. -Shakespeare, Hamlet "Show me a grateful alcoholic and I'll show you a sober one" Dick N. Jesus said, "My Grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

05-09-2024, 06:17 PM	#4
janbear Trusted Servant Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,698	So much dirt came out every time i took another 4th step. It was difficult but necessary to get better. I feel so much better in my life __________________ "This above all: To thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day .Thou canst not then be false to any man. -Shakespeare, Hamlet "Show me a grateful alcoholic and I'll show you a sober one" Dick N. Jesus said, "My Grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

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