Worst of all is what can happen spiritually when we get into the grip of negative thinking. One of the devil’s favorite tricks is to wear a Christian down to the point where [he]
isfeels defeated in his devotional life and in his life of service for God. ~Christianity Today1
Twelvesteppery and Christianity share many beliefs, like negativity as sin or a prelude to sin. Like the Christians who see negativity as a way to lose faith, AA reinforces the same tenet, referred to as the spiritual axiom:
