Faith & the 12 Steps:Series Introduction

Why We Walk This Road Together

Recovery is not a straight line. It’s a winding road of surrender, courage, healing, and hope — a road that requires honesty, humility, and daily intention. The 12 Steps give us a structure for that journey, a way to confront the truth, repair what’s been broken, and discover a new way of living. But for many of us, there’s another layer that makes all the difference: faith.

Now, let’s be clear from the start — you cannot pray addiction away. Faith is not a shortcut around the 12 Steps, and it does not replace the work. You still need meetings. You still need accountability. You still need inventory, amends, service, and daily vigilance.

But the 12 Steps don’t ask us to do it alone. They call us to lean on a Higher Power — someone stronger than our cravings, wiser than our denial, and more faithful than our failures.

For me, that Higher Power is Christ.

I found sobriety not by trying harder, but by finally surrendering — to truth, to community, and to a God who had been waiting patiently for me long before I ever chose Him. Recovery takes action, yes. But it also takes grace. And grace is what fuels the journey when willpower runs dry.

That’s why this new series exists.

What This Series Is — and What It Isn’t

This isn’t a theological lecture on the Steps.

This isn’t a replacement for the program itself.

And this certainly isn’t a claim that faith alone can untangle the knotted mess of addiction.

Instead, this series is about integration — how the 12 Steps and faith inform each other, strengthen each other, and help us grow in ways neither could accomplish alone.

Each week, we’ll explore a Step through the lens of Scripture, spiritual practice, and lived experience. Together, we’ll discover:

• how God meets us in our powerlessness

• how confession becomes healing, not humiliation

• why amends are sacred

• how prayer and meditation deepen sobriety

• how service transforms us from the inside out

The Steps don’t just help us get sober — they help us become the kind of person God intended us to be all along.

If you’re walking the 12-Step path, this series is for you.

If you’ve been sober a long time and want to deepen your spiritual life, this series is for you.

If you’re struggling, relapsing, or barely holding on, this series is absolutely for you.

Wherever you are today, know this: you are not alone — and you are not beyond hope.

Let’s walk the Steps with faith, honesty, and courage.

One post, one Step, one day at a time.