The 12 Steps of Recovery

Step 3

MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL AND OUR LIVES TO THE CARE OF THIS POWER OF OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.

Once members commit their lives to the care of a Higher Power, a great burden is lifted from their shoulders. Free from the limitations of ego, members try to live by the ideals of the power greater than themselves. Faith alone does not lead to a normal way of living, but faith coupled with the positive decision to commit oneself to the care of a Higher Power leads the members toward recovery.