1 John 1:9 On the other hand, if we admit our sins–make a clean breast of them–he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing.

It’s easy to say “I’m a sinner”  it’s another to decide to do something about it. In order to gain and maintain recovery we need to make a conscious decision at the commencement of the recovery process, we are going to do whatever it takes to do whatever we need to change our lives.