May 9, 2026 - Step Seven

My thought for today is Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove my shortcomings. It is one of the action steps. In Step 4, I learn what my character defects - or shortcomings - are. In Step 5, I confess those faults to God and to another person. In Step 6, I become ready to have God remove those shortcomings and in Step 7, I ask Him to do that. It is in the way I ask that I begin to learn about humility. I learn that although I am responsible for my actions, that I do not have control over my deepest character flaws. Asking humbly suggests that I put an end to my ego's demand to be perfect in all things. My actions are what I do. My shortcomings are the gaps in my character, which some may see as sins - pride, fear, envy, greed, lust, etc. - that drive those actions. Although I would prefer to have those shortcomings instantly removed, I am reminded in Twelve Steps Twelve Traditions that God will remove those shortcomings that He could or would based on the conditions of the day I ask.