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This may be your most difficult task if you are an atheist in a12-Step program. Many sponsors won't put up with your atheist lifestyle; they'll likely read you a part of the Big Book, which, on the surface, seems to condemn atheism. If you read it more closely, it suggests that the road to recovery for an atheist will be more difficult.

Really, though, get a sponsor. Remember that your sponsor is only there to help you work the steps. He or she is not your best friend, your coach, your employment agent, or your therapist. Your sponsor is an equal to you. But your sponsor should be someone who's seen the program work a lot of different ways and has been through all the steps a number of times. The steps are trickier than they look initially; in fact, they're pretty vague.

Your sponsor shouldn't worry about your version of the Higher Power concept. He's not there to debate the cosmic structure with you or tell you to go to church. If your sponsor decides that he's going to give you advice about anything other than working the steps, maybe you should get another one. But be nice about it. He's only trying to help. Conversely, don't expect too much from your sponsor. Your sponsor is there for you, but it's you who has to do the actual work. This is like the rest of your recovery, as you have to take responsibility for your own actions. It's up to you to get your step work done.