Step Six: "We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character".
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up" (James 4:10).
In my view, Step Six, may in fact be the hardest step to realize when one is honestly working through the steps to realize authentic and transformational life change. Jesus asked the lame man by the Bethesday Pool, "Do you really want to be healed?" In the same way, step six causes us to internalize the question, "Do I really want to get better?" Do I really want to be done with all of the maladaptive coping mechanisms (those things that I do to keep from dealing with life)?
About Me
- Dave Samples
- I am the Pastor of Tolar Baptist Church, Tolar, Texas. I am the author of, "Messed Up Men of the Bible: Seeing the Men in Your Life Through God's Eyes" (Kregel, 2016). The book received the Golden Scroll: Non-fiction Merit Award. In addition, Messed-Up Men was recognized by the ECPA as one of the best Bible Studies of 2017. I am the founding pastor of Grace River Church in Severance, Colorado. Previously I pastored Cornerstone Baptist Church, Windsor, Colorado (9 yrs) and FBC, Lipan, Texas (6 yrs). My first church to pastor was the Cliffside Baptist Church of Amarillo, Texas. I have served on staff of the FBC, Monterey, Tennessee, Olsen Park Baptist Church, Amarillo, Texas, and FBC, Camden, Tennessee. I have served the Colorado Baptist General Convention as the Chairman of the Executive Board and as a Vice President. I have served as a Trustee for the North American Mission Board of the SBC. I have been blessed to walk alongside the love of my life, Tina, for the past 32 years. She is a talented author, teacher, singer, and song writer. Tina writes at www.tinasamples.blogspot.com and is the author of, Wounded Women of the Bible, 2013 by Kregel Publications.
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