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The 8 Principles Based on the Beatitudes
Pastor Rick Warren
1. Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the
wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.
“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor” (Mathew 5:3)
2. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.
“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Mathew 5:4)
3. Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.
“Happy are the meek” (Mathew 5:5)
4. Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, God, and someone I trust
“Happy are the pure in heart” (Mathew 5:8)
5. Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.
“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires (Mathew 5:6)
6. Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I
have done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.
“Happy are the merciful. (Mathew 5:7) “Happy are the peacemakers” (Mathew 5:9)
7. Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His
will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.
8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by example and by my words
“Happy are those that are persecuted because they do what God requires” (Mathew 5:10)
20 Questions
If you are wondering if you or another person in your home may have a drinking problem, check it out with this simple test:
1. Do you lose sleep because of someone’s drinking?
2. Do you think a lot about problems that arise because of drinking?
3. Do you ask for or make promises to stop drinking?
4. Do you make threats?
5. Do you have increasing bad feelings toward that person or yourself?
6. Do you want to or try to hide the liquor?
7. Do you think that everything would be ok if the drinking stopped?
8. Do you feel alone, rejected, fearful, angry, guilty or exhausted?
9. Are you feeling an increased dislike of yourself?
10. Do you find your mood changes dramatically because of the drinking?
11. Do you try to hide or conceal the drinking from friends and family?
12. Do you cover for and protect the person or yourself?
13. Do you feel responsible and guilty for the drinking?
14. Are you beginning to withdraw from social events and friends?
15. Have you taken over responsibilities of the drinking person?
16. Are there arguments because of money spent on drinking?
17. Do you find yourself trying to rationalize your behavior?
18. Do you have any new physical symptoms?
19. Do you feel defeated and or hopeless?
20. Does your job ever suffer because of the drinking?
If you answered yes to any of these questions you or a loved one may have a drinking problem.
There is Hope and Joy to be found through Celebrate Recovery!!
Checklist for Symptoms of Chemical Dependency
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1. Have you ever decided to quit drinking and or using for a week or longer but only made it a few days?
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Yes
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No
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2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking and or drug use? Stop telling you what to do?
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Yes
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No
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3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink or drug to another with the hope that this would keep you from losing control?
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Yes
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No
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4. Have you ever had an eye-opener or a little hair of the dog in the past year?
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Yes
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No
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5. Do you need a drink sometimes to calm your nerves and stop shaking?
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Yes
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No
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6. Have you had life issues in the past year that were related to your drinking or drug use? DUI, Health, Accidents, Relationship Problems?
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Yes
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No
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7. Has your drinking or drug use caused problems in your home?
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Yes
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No
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8. Have you ever used the excuse “they are prescription” when someone said you were taking too many of something?
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Yes
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No
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9. Do you ever try and get “extra” drinks or drugs at a party because you didn’t get enough?
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Yes
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No
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10. Do you tell yourself you can stop anytime you want, even though you end up getting inebriated when you didn’t mean to?
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Yes
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No
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11. Have you missed work or school because of drinking or drugs?
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Yes
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No
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12. Do you ever have times you can’t remember what you did while drinking or using drugs?
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Yes
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No
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13. Have you ever felt that your life might get better if you could stop?
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Yes
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No
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WHAT IS YOUR SCORE:
Did you answer yes to 2 or more questions? If so you are probably in trouble or heading for trouble with alcohol.
Only you can decide if Celebrate Recovery is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject.
And if the answer is YES, we will be glad to show you how we have stopped drinking and
using drugs and now Celebrate Life Daily.
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