Exercise 93

Step Six

"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."

Defects of character may be more obvious to you now that you have written and acknowledged your story to God, yourself, and another human being. In Step Six, you can begin to see some of your limitations or things that are less than positive about yourself. Before you can become "entirely ready," it has been helpful to take some reflective time and list your defects of character. In no particular order, writing down your defects (i.e.: impatient, manipulative, selfish) helps you to know what it is that you are getting ready to have God remove.

The simplist way to do this, is to list in the left hand column your character defects. Next to each character defect, write the percentage of willingness to have God remove this defect (example: selfishness - 75%). Review your list regularly until there is a 100% next to each defect. During the starting of this list and it's completion, you may want to pray over those areas that are less than 100%.

Behaviors supporting a Step Six are as follows:

Behaviors

1. A list made of "defects of character."

2. A regular review until 100% "entirely ready."

3. Prayer during the process of becoming "entirely ready."

4. Discussions about defects taking longer to be "entirely ready."

Date I became "entirely ready" to have God remove my defects of character: