Conduct a searching & fearless moral inventory. Photo--ipass.net
I once worked as an addictions treatment counselor. There are many treatment programs out there these days, but one of the oldest is the Twelve Step Program. It is generally a faith-based program. The politically correct folks have taken hold of the program over the years and the word God has been replaced with higher power, but when you know who your higher power is, He does wonderful things for his children.
The twelve steps are a healthy form of examination for anyone, not just addicts. Among these dozen directives is step four. Step four directs the participant to conduct a fearless and searching moral inventory.
What does that mean?
It means to cut to the core of our lives and ask what is important? What matters most to us? After answering a few dozen questions along these lines, we start to get a picture of whether we live our lives to gratify ourselves, please others, stay out of sight, or other internal motivators.
As we prepare to take the One Month to Live Challenge, let’s limber up our honesty muscles by conducting a searching and fearless moral inventory. How do we live? What do we really believe?
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