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READING PLAN

Steps - John Ortberg

Day 1: Pages 1-17

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Introduction 
Step 1A: Join the Fellowship of the Withered Hand

 

 

Day 2: Pages 18-34

 

Step 1B: Ask for a Moment of Clarity 
Step 1C: Celebrate Personal Inadequacy

 

 

Day 3: Pages 35-49

 

Step 2A: Look beyond Yourself
Step 2B: Exercise Good-Enough Faith

 

 

Day 4: Pages 50-58

 

Step 2C: Take the Longest Journey

 

 

Day 5: Pages 59-76

 

Step 3A: Become Willing Google Books
Step 3B: Practice Serenity

 

 

Day 6: Pages 77-86

 

Step 3C: Turn it Over. Take It Back. Repeat. 

 

 

Day 7: Pages 87-99

 

Step 4A: Understand Why We Need to Clean House
Step 4B: Survey Your Resentments

 

 

Day 8: Pages 100-110

 

Step 4C: Survey Your Fears

 

 

Day 9: Pages 111-124

 

Step 5A: Becoming Willing to Fully Disclose
Step 5B: Learn What to Look For in a Fully Disclosing Friend

 

 

Day 10: Pages 125 - 134

 

Step 5C: Lean into Accountability

 

 

Day 11: Pages 135 - 156

 

Step 6A: Go from Almost Ready to Entirely Ready Google Books
Step 6B: Add One Constructive Habit
Step 6C: Receive Your Identity as the Beloved

 

 

Day 12: Pages 157 - 169

 

Step 7A: Be the Beetle
Step 7B: OWN, Don’t Enthrone

 

 

Day 13: Pages 170 - 178

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Step 7C: Drop the Rock

 

 

Day 14: Pages 179 - 193

 

Step 8A: Make a List
Step 8B: Becoming Willing to Make Amends

 

 

Day 15: Pages 194 - 202

 

Step 8C: Practice Forgiveness 

 

 

Day 16: Pages 203 - 224

 

Step 9A: Understand Amends
Step 9B: Learn to Be “Direct” 
Step 9C: Learn Healthy Grovelling 

 

 

Day 17: Pages 225 - 236



 

Step 10: Do Life One Day at a Time 

 

 

Day 18: Pages 237 - 251



 

Step 11A: Improve Your Conscious Contact with God
Step 11B: Pray and Meditate 

 

 

Day 19: Pages 252 - 260

 

Step 11C: Do the Next Right Thing 

 

 

Day 20: Pages 261 - 273

 

Step 12A: Give It Away to Keep It
Step 12B: Keep Coming Back 

 

 

Day 21: Pages 274 - 280

 

Step 12C: Keep Hope Alive
Epilogue: The Thirteenth Step

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