Month 3- Step 1
Week 4
"We admitted we were powerless over our addiction—that our lives had become unmanageable."
KINGDOM LIVING
Theme
Living Step One
Memory Verse
Proverbs 3:5–6
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Day 1 - Living Honestly
DAY ONE
Living Honestly
Theme
Recovery becomes a lifestyle of truth.
Kingdom Focus
Step One is no longer something I believe.
It becomes how I live.
Every day I choose honesty.
Not because I'm forced to.
Because freedom grows in truth.
Questions
- Am I honest when someone asks how I'm doing?
- Do I still hide struggles?
- Where am I tempted to pretend?
Kingdom Assignment
Have one completely honest conversation today.
No masks.
No pretending.
Day 2 - Asking for Help Before I Fall
DAY TWO
Asking for Help Before I Fall
Theme
Healthy people ask for help early.
Kingdom Focus
Pride waits until life falls apart.
Wisdom reaches out before crisis.
Recovery teaches us that asking for help is a sign of maturity, not weakness.
Questions
Who can I call?
Who can pray with me?
Who notices when I'm struggling?
Who has earned my trust?
Kingdom Assignment
Call one person simply to check in.
Don't wait until you need rescuing.
Build healthy connection.
Day 3 - Living One Day at a Time
DAY THREE
Living One Day at a Time
Theme
God gives today's grace for today's needs.
Kingdom Focus
Recovery is lived today.
Faith is lived today.
Obedience happens today.
Don't borrow tomorrow's worries.
Don't relive yesterday's failures.
Walk with God today.
Questions
What is God asking me to do today?
What am I worrying about that belongs to tomorrow?
Kingdom Assignment
Every hour today, quietly pray:
"Lord...
help me trust You for this moment."
Day 4 - Serving While Still Healing
DAY FOUR
Serving While Still Healing
Theme
God can use growing people.
Kingdom Focus
Many people think,
"I'll serve when I'm completely healed."
The Bible teaches that God often heals people while they serve.
Service is not about perfection.
It's about faithfulness.
Questions
What gifts has God already given me?
How could I encourage someone today?
What small act of kindness could I do?
Kingdom Assignment
Perform one act of service without expecting recognition.
Day 5 - Building New Habits
DAY FIVE
Building New Habits
Theme
Recovery is built one choice at a time.
Kingdom Focus
Freedom isn't one big decision.
It's thousands of small ones.
Prayer.
Bible reading.
Church.
Meetings.
Healthy friendships.
Rest.
Serving.
These become the new rhythms of life.
Questions
What habit is helping me most?
What unhealthy habit still needs replacing?
Kingdom Assignment
Choose one healthy habit to practice every day for the next month.
Day 6 - Preparing My Heart for Step Two
DAY SIX
Preparing My Heart for Step Two
Theme
I've admitted I cannot save myself.
Now...
I'm ready to discover the One who can.
Kingdom Focus
Step One has taught me honesty.
It has shown me my need.
It has humbled me.
Now my heart is ready to believe.
Questions
How has Step One changed me?
What fears still remain?
What excites me about beginning Step Two?
Kingdom Assignment
Read Step Two aloud.
Write your first thoughts.
Don't study it.
Just read it.
STEP TWO
"We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
The question is no longer...
"Can I save myself?"
Now the question becomes...
"Who is this God that can restore me?"
Day 7 - Step One Celebration
DAY SEVEN
Step One Celebration
Theme
Looking Back...
Looking Forward...
Kingdom Review
What has changed?
What have I admitted?
What has God healed?
What truth now guides my life?
How has my relationship with Christ grown?
Testimony Assignment
Write your testimony.
Not your whole life story.
Simply answer:
"What did Step One teach me?"
Prayer of Dedication
Write your own prayer.
Dedicate your recovery.
Your future.
Your family.
Your gifts.
Your struggles.
Your hopes.
To Jesus Christ.
Graduation Project
Complete one page titled:
Because of Step One...
Finish these sentences.
I now understand...
I now believe...
I now hope...
I now trust...
I now choose...
My next step is...
Graduation Thought
Step One did not teach me that I am powerless and leave me there. It taught me to stop trusting in myself so I could begin trusting in Jesus Christ. My weakness became the place where I first experienced God's strength. My honesty became the doorway to healing. My surrender became the beginning of freedom.