Gri Kitap Yansīmasī
Having decided we want God, as we understood Him, to relieve us of the useless or destructive aspects of our personalities, we have arrived at the Seventh Step.
Gray Book, p. 48 (Step Seven, Lines 12-14)
Defects are the tools of the disease; they helped us survive our addiction. Now in Recovery, we're different people, who found a New Way To Live and no longer need these old tools in our New Life. Working and Living the Steps with our Sponsors and the God Of Our Understanding, we are ready to rid ourselves of these useless traits; that are now causing others pain and us. These defects of character that can lead to shortcomings, have no purpose in our Recovery. The Seventh Step in Narcotics Anonymous offers us a Spiritual kit.
These new tools will replace the old tools, and we start to feel some relief. We replace the old with the new and our defects start to subside, or at least less present in our Lives by Practicing Spiritual Principles. Either way they stop causing others pain and us.
We are able to start building a New Life. We become a Power of example to others. We start to see glimpses of God's Will for us.
We experience moments free of defects that drain us of time and energy. We experience some moments of Serenity, and this gives others Hope and us.
Step Seven like all the others, is an Action Step. We continue Practicing the Spiritual Principles of Narcotics Anonymous in all areas of our Lives.
In This Moment: We will seek relief from our defects. We will with the Help of God, our Sponsors, and N.A. replace our old survival skills with New Living skills.