Realized that I did with the Bible, what many do with the Big Book.
In early recovery, I only used the New Testament, the Psalms and the Proverbs. I was of the thought that, the Old Testament was old news and didn't apply in today.
When I went to AA, I was told to read the Big Book from cover to cover, every page that had print on it.
So many times we take things out of context and apply them to our belief to affirm we are right, not looking at the whole picture, and we just pick and choose what feels good, without picking up the lesson and getting things that are meant to draw our attention and make us think.
It is surprising how many long-timers who have only done one Step 4 or none at all and have never done a 5th Step. They go from Step One to Step Twelve and don't realize they are carrying old news, because they haven't let go of the old to make room for healing, change, and are still acting out in their disease.
