Daily Reflections reading July 6th
Identifying Fear
The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76
When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This “evil and corroding thread” is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others’ opinions; fear of harm, and many other fears. I have found a Higher Power, who does not want me to live in fear and, as a result, the experience of A.A. in my life is freedom and joy. I am no longer willing to live with the multitude of character defects that characterized my life while I was drinking. Step Seven is my vehicle to freedom from these defects. I pray for help in identifying the fear underneath the defect, and then I ask God to relieve me of that fear. This method works for me without fail and is one of the great miracles of my life in Alcoholics Anonymous.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on July 6th Reading
I had a very angry, fearful, negative way
of taken a look at me, because I felt I was the victim fear is a reaction to a
situation I do not like, or do not fully understand because I am human
Fear is not a character defect, nor is it
a lack of faith, some fears are very healthy to have when I have fears and we
all at times do have fears, I have to look at them carefully
Many of our fears are to show us things
of danger, or things to avoid like booze talking about them with my sponsor
sharing theses fears cut them down to the right size
If I try to turn them over to God with
out sharing them with others, how will I know if they are healthy these fears
just keep coming back into my head, where I can project on them and make them
larger
Fear can overcome my actions and my
thoughts if I do not share them and look at the many fear can driving me back
into a shell and maybe a bottle again if I do not know why I fear
God put good people into my life so I
would never be alone again not having to walk the lonely road He will relieve
the fears the anger and hopelessness all I had to do is be willing to just let
Him
By working with people He puts into my
life its easer to talk to God and to accept His will, today I have many good
healthy things in my life and fear of the unknown has been replaced
But with out fear I could just keep
putting my hand into an open fire and get burnt every time fear of the fire
keeps me from doing this fear of drinking keeps me from the bottle
Yes God gives us fear to keep us safe and
out of harms way when Fear knocked on my the Door Faith answered no-one was
there remember when fears knocks on your door let God answer it
God Bless you all
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