Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the crucial moments of readiness and personal accountability in Steps 5, 6, and 7 AA. Joe emphasizes the importance of recognizing when we are truly ready to move forward in our recovery journey and how to prepare ourselves through prayer and introspection.

“And what he said to me is, how do you feel? And I said, I don’t feel safe. And he said, if you don’t feel safe, you’re not safe. What are you ready to do next? He did me a favor. So just so you know, sometimes we just got to get checked, right? All right, so if that is so, this step may be postponed only, however, if we hold ourselves in complete readiness to go through it at the first opportunity. So now it’s back to your personal accountability. Okay, I’m not ready to do this here in this situa ...