Daily
Reflections reading June 20th
Release For Fear
The
problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the
freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find
both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61
Most
of my decisions were based on fear. Alcohol made life easier to face, but the
time came when alcohol was no longer an alternative to fear. One of the
greatest gifts in A. A. for me has been the courage to take action, which I can
do with God’s help. After five years of sobriety I had to deal with a heavy
dose of fear. God put the people in my life to help me do that and, through my
working the Twelve Steps, I am becoming the whole person I wish to be and, for
that, I am deeply grateful.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on June 20th 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 them
Any 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 Al M
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