Friday Chip----Fear/Faith

[Misty]

I try to have faith that I can make it thru Friday. I do have some fear that my paycheck will get lost or delayed for some reason and I don't usually breathe a sigh of relief until it is in my hand. Do you have fear or faith? Please let me know! Thanks!----Mistyeve

[johnl]

I had a sponsor once who said he had no fear because he had faith in God. I cannot say I am totally free of all fears,however my fears are less due to my faith in God.

[Lin]

I cant say I ever feared my paycheck woudl get lost. I HAVE feared a check might not clear the bank before i made a deposit, lol

Fear and faith cant reside in me at the same time over the same thing. When I see myself starting to head toward FEAR of something, I like to stop and PRAy. I ask my HP to take care of this situation the best way he knows how. When I put my trust in HIM, I turn it over to HIM, I can let go of the fear. Irrational fears are not a part of my life today.

I like the acronym Face Everything And Recover. It's jsut the opposit of FOrget Everything and Run. False evidence Appearing real....another good one for FEAR.

I had to face my fears and find some peace and serenity. I had to learn to place my trust in my HP. Then most of my FEARS seems to disappear.

LIN

[lildee]

Good Morning Mistyeve,

There are two acronyms that I like about FEAR :-

Fear = False evidence appearing real.

Fear = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment

For me when fear does creep in it is usually one of the ones in the second acronym. Frustration , Ego, Anxiety, or Resentment.

First I have to identify them/it , and find out where they are coming from. Then make adjustments in attitude or action (what is my part in it) and most importantly Pray.

Surrendering to God always allays my fears.

But not all fear is bad. Those creepy crawlies on the back of your neck when you walk down a dark lonely street. Fear can and does heighten your sense of awareness to your surroundings. Fear can motivate you into action. Not a bad thing.

It is only when fear is unjustified and runs amuck that it is a problem.

Love and God Bless
Arlene

[caressa]

Fear is faith that hasn't said it's prayers. I like this acronym of yours Misty. It has been something that I have found works for me since I first heard you say it.

There are healthy fears. Yet those little fears and mini-doubts are not so previlent in my life and I can walk without the fear of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing, and walking with faith that God is beside me each step of the way.

My biggest fears (thunderstorms, walking over bridges and grates, lack of acceptance, and what people will say) have gone for the most part. If I find myself in that space, at lease I can recognize it and reach out to my Higher Power and ask for help.

[Kathleen]

Hi Misty:

Faith and Fear is a good one, I use to fear God's will in the beginning of being sober and learning to work a program of recovery. I had this never ending doom over me, and of course if you were as bad and did the things I did while drinking and using, you would fear also. lol LITTLE DID I KNOW. I am smiling now to think of the way I use to think, and pray. Boy oh boy was I out to lunch, you know Misty, the lights are on and NO ONE IS HOME. lol

Well today I do have faith and trust in my higher power, God as I understand him. Today when I pray I don't ask for much for me, cuz I know with out a dought that God knows what I need better than I do. I do ask what I can do for him in my prayers today, and I do ask for help for others that I love, and for help for the one's that are still out there.

I have an out look on life these days that things are going to be as they are sapose to be no matter what. I like to think that God has a plan, and I am only here to do the foot work, "help in the plan of things" and stay out of God's way so he can do his work through me. I no longer fear, the fear has be taken away and replaced with trust.

"Now this trust did not come fast for me, it has taken many years to get to this point in my life of believing and trusting., and lots of foot work tooooooo

Thank you for posting this today, love you Kathleen