Welcome to the Alcoholics Anonymous Christian Workbook and Bible, a resource thoughtfully designed to guide you through meetings, it is a journey of reflection, faith, and spiritual growth. This workbook combines Biblical principles with the transformative steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering you a meaningful way to strengthen your faith while working toward recovery. Each meeting is carefully structured to encourage prayer, self-reflection, and journaling, allowing you to connect deeply with God and examine your personal walk with Him.

Over these meetings, you will find prompts and exercises that encourage you to write and reflect. While it may seem like a lot of writing, this process is essential for growth and healing. Writing allows you to process your thoughts, acknowledge your struggles, and celebrate your victories. Think of this workbook as a personal conversation between you and God—a space where honesty and vulnerability lead to restoration and hope.

We’re here to support your journey, and this workbook is a step toward reclaiming both your life and your faith. Let this be an opportunity to grow spiritually, deepen your understanding of God’s Word, and take meaningful strides on your path to recovery. Remember, you are not alone in this journey—God is walking alongside you every step of the way. Let’s get started and see what He has in store for you!

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.
   2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
   3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
   4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
   5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
   6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
2. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
   8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
   9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
   10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
   11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
   12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Serenity Prayer Devotional

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE   AMEN

We all face difficult situations that involve the people we love.  In some of these situations the wise course of action may not be clear.  We may feel a heavy burden to act but have no idea what to do.

READ GENESIS 18:20-33

Abraham found himself in such a situation.  The Lord had told Abraham that he intended to destroy the people of Sodom and Gomorrah for that he intended to destroy the people of Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness.  Since Abraham’s nephew Lot lived among the people of these cities, Abraham was concerned for their welfare.  So Abrahm approached God and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?  Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city-will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes?  Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked..l Surely you wouldn’t do that!  Should not the judge of all the earth do what is right!’ And the Lord replied, ‘If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake’” (Genesis 18:23-26).  The bargaining went on:  Suppose there are only forty-five…forty…thirty…twenty…ten?  Finally God said, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten” (18:32).

Abraham wasn’t sure what he could do in the situation he faced; he wasn’t even sure what was right in this situation.  He talked it over with God, reasoning it out, trying to do whatever he could.  When we don’t know how much of a change we can or even should make, we can start by talking it over with God.  Then we can try to do as much as we feel confident doing.  TURN

Serenity Prayer Devotional

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference   Amen

There are times when life just treats us unfairly.  We may protest the injustices, fall victim to self-pity, give in to a “poor me” kind of attitude, or sink into depression.  During these times when life is unfair, however, what we really need is serenity.

Read Genesis 37:19-29

If anyone in history could claim to have been treated unfairly, it was Joseph.  He was one of twelve sons, the favorite of his father.  In their jealousy, Joseph’s ten older brothers staged his death to fool their father and sold him into slavery in Egypt.  Once a slave, Joseph devoted himself to serving his master well and was quickly promoted.  He was then propositioned by his master’s wife, and when Joseph refused her, he was falsely accused of rape.  Thrown into prison with no hope of release, he again did his best to serve.  He was soon running the administration of the prison.  Finally, after many long years, Joseph was freed.  He was promoted to the position of prime minister of Egypt.  From this position Joseph was able to eventually confront and forgive his brothers, who had sold him into slavery many years before (
Genesis 37-45).

It takes serenity, courage, and wisdom to maintain a healthy attitude when life isn’t fair.  We can’t change the fact that our world is imperfect, and things are far from the way they should be, but we can choose our attitudes.  We need serenity from God to help us change our responses to the injustices of life.  We need courage to face with optimism the days when we are treated unfairly.  We need wisdom to know whether to fight injustice or to make the best of a bad situation.

Serenity Prayer Devotional

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference  AMEN

There probably have been times when we all had high hopes for a promising life-before those hopes were dashed.  But then, through the crazy and chaotic circumstances of growing up, we learned to settle for a life that was far less than what we had once hoped for.

Read Joshua 1:1-9

God led the nation of Israel out of bondage in Egypt, through the wilderness, and to the edge of the Promised Land.  But as the Israelites stood on the border looking into the fruitful and prosperous land of Canaan, they lacked the faith and courage to go in because of the scouts’ reports of the powerful “giants” living there.  Joshua was one of the few who had the faith to enter, but because of the others, he was held back.  Forty years later the chance came again.  Just before he entered the land, the Lord told him, “This is my command-be strong and courageous!  Do not be afraid or discouraged.  For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).

We may have concluded that a good and healthy life is reserved for people who are better or strong than we are, but there is a Promised Land for each one of us.  Jeremiah 29:11 says: “For I know the plans I have for you, “ says the Lord.  ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  We need to be courageous.  We need to believe that there can be good things in life for us.  We too, can be encouraged that regardless of our own past failures and those of our family, we can start again.  We can find our way out of the chaos of the wilderness into the Promised Land of productive and healthy living. 

Serenity Prayer Devotional

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference   Amen

There are times when chaos reigns in our lives because others are not willing or able to fulfill their God-given roles.  When this happens, we often suffer from lack of leadership and protection.  We may feel frustrated and angry.

READ JUDGES 5:1-12

The time of the judges was full of confusion for Israel.  Instead of obeying God’s law, “the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes” (17:6).  They were oppressed by tyrants, one of whom as King Jabin of Hazor.  The commander of the Canaaite army ruled by Jabin was Sisera, who “ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years” (4:3).  At this time God chose Deborah to be a judge.  Her job was to decide the disputes of the people

One day Deborah summoned a man named Barak and told him that God would use him to defeat the army of Sisera.  “Barak told her, ‘I will go, but only if you go with me’” (4:8).  So Deborah agreed to go along, but she said, “But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman” (4:9).  Barak lacked the faith to take on the responsibilities God had chosen him for.  In the end, Sisera did die at the hands of a woman in the victory song, Deborah was honored.  They sang, “There were few people left in the villages of Isreal-until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel” (5:7).

When others don’t fulfill their rightful duties and roles, we have the option of finding a way to cope, with God’s help.  Deborah compensated for Barak’s lack of faith.  We don’t have to endure the ongoing effects of other people’s limitations.  And we don’t have to accept the painful circumstances that their weaknesses create. 

SERENITY PRAYER DEVOTIONAL

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference   Amen

For those of us who have lived in bondage to addictive/compulsive behaviors, loss of self-respect is a familiar feeling.  It is easy to begin to see ourselves as chronically weak, small, even hopeless.

READ JUDGES 7:8-25

We may begin to believe that we are destined to bondage, poverty, and failure.  When we persist in this view of our life, we give up the possibility of change.  We settle for just trying to survive.  We live in fear and shame, filling up with resentment as our life remains in the pit.  We need to overcome these kinds of negative assumptions about ourselves.

Our first impression of Gideon is of a discouraged young man with little self-respect.  His family was the poorest in a small tribe, and he was the least in his family.  We first see him as he was threshing wheat in a winepress, hiding the little grain he had from his Midianite oppressors.  An angel appeared and called to him, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” (Judges 6:12).  Gideon didn’t look or feel like a mighty hero, but God could see his potential.  By the end of the story, Gideon had become the deliverer of his people (Judges 6-8).  His first step toward success was to see himself as God saw him-a mighty warrior.  Then he was able to hope in the possibility of freedom.

We, too, must begin by finding the courage to see ourselves in a new light and to summon up hope for a better life.  Then as God gives us the strength, we can set about pursuing freedom from the bondage that surrounds us and our family. 

SERENTIY PRAYER DEVOTIONAL

GOD grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.  Amen.

We need serenity to be able to accept the consequences of our actions.  We may tend to feel wrongly accused and deny our wrongdoings or try to justify them.  Unless we are willing to take responsibility for past failures, there is no hope for recovery.

READ 1 SAMUEL 15:10-23

Saul was the first king of Israel.  At his coronation the people were told, “Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God” (1 Samuel 12:14).  But Saul and the people disobeyed God.  “Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command’” (15:10-11).  When Samuel confronted Saul, he denied doing any wrong and put up his defenses.  So Samuel replied, “Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols.  So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as kin” (15:23).  Saul then led his entire family and country into years of civil was as he fought to remain king.  He finally died at his own hand, surrounded by enemy troops.  His three sons died with him.

There is no escaping the consequences of our actions.  God can give us the serenity about our past failures if we are willing to take responsibility for them and ask for God’s forgiveness.  When we face this with courage, we may well spare ourselves and our loved ones many years of additional pain. 

Serenity Prayer Devotional

RIGHT & WRONG

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference  Amen

There will be times in our lives when right and wrong stand in stark contrast.  Even when we know what is right and how things should be changed, the power may seem to be on the wrong side.

Read 1 Samuel 17:20-47

We may feel powerless even though we know we are standing for what is right.  But even when this is true, we still shouldn’t give up.  Sometimes situations where we feel powerless can prompt action that changes everything for the better.

David watched as “Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks.  Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel.  As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. ‘Have you seen the giant?’ the men asked. ‘He comes out each day to defy Isreal’” (1 Samuel 17:23-25).  David convinced the king to let him fight the giant his own way.  He shouted to Goliath, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies-the God of the armies of Isreal, whom you have defied.  Today the Lord will conquer you” (17:45-46).

The Israelite soldiers saw themselves as helpless victims.  Their powerlessness paralyzed them, so they just stood there and took the abuse.  David took courageous action to recover their dignity.  There are times when we need courage and God’s help to fight against the tendency to remain a victim.  We need to stand up for our human dignity and respond in new ways if we are to claim the victory.