This workbook presents a systematic approach to understanding and addressing the most significant obstacles to effective 7th Step work in Alcoholics Anonymous. The 7th Step “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings"—represents one of recovery's most profound spiritual challenges, requiring not just intellectual understanding but deep personal transformation through divine partnership in character development.

The complexity of the 7th Step lies in its requirement for genuine humility rather than mere intellectual understanding. True humility involves recognizing our powerlessness over our character defects while maintaining dignity and self-respect. It requires distinguishing between healthy self-examination and destructive self-criticism, between surrender and passivity, between spiritual openness and religious performance. The Step asks us to develop comfort with our human limitations while actively participating in our spiritual growth.