Change can happen without violence. I do not have to force myself into transformation, and God does not work on me by crushing me. Real power is not violence, pressure, or force, but love strong enough to lead me into change.
This step does not mean that I sit still and wait for something magical to happen. It means that I become willing to let God into the place where I need healing, and that I stay engaged in the process instead of trying to control it all by myself.
There is risk in this, because trust is always a risk. But if I keep my distance, nothing really changes. If I let God come close, then even my repentance can become an adventure, not of self-punishment, but of hope.
I think that is what I am being invited to in Step Six: to stop relying on pressure, fear, and ego, and to trust that love has more power to change me than force ever could. The process may be slow, and it may unsettle me, but it opens the door to a different kind of life.
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