Step 10 - We continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it

Phi 2:12  Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 
Phi 2:13  For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 

Here in the book of Philipians, the apostle Paul is exhorting his fellow Christians to keep working out "your own salvation with fear and trembling". The work of sanctification in Christ is a continual one, and we should be diligent to continue taking personal inventory, reflecting on our walk with Christ, and when we find that we have done something worng that we quickly take action to admit it and, if appropriate, make amends for it. This keeps us not only from falling back into old ways of addiction, but also builds up our faith and witness in a stronger and stronger way. Then we can begin to fulfill the tasks of helping others that God longs for us to be able to do. 

2Jo 1:8  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.

Recovery is hard work. We not only have to strive to live a normal life with all of its normal responsibilities, but we also have to continue to work the steps and be constantly vigilant against the possibility of our addictive behaviors returning to us. Here the apostle John is admonishing Christians to not lose what they have worked for. In terms of recovery, this means for us to not slip back into old addictive behaviors. It means to not lose our freedom, which we have worked so hard and diligently to gain and maintain. In order to do this, it is imperative that we continue to take personal inventory as we go through life. In this way, we can maintain the hope that we will receive a full reward in the Lord.