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bluidkiti · 01-05-2014, 08:19 AM

January 6

"MY HEART WILL NOT FEAR"

"Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident." Psalm 27:3

"...We had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 53

For what it's worth: Alcoholism filled my heart with fear by persistently parading God as nothing before me. Although I could not appreciate it while I was drinking, gratefully, I was everything to Him. His grace gained sobriety for me in Alcoholics Anonymous and gave me strength to make a fearless moral inventory in Step Four. I found I was controlled not only by addiction but all forms of fear, and, if I were to remain sober and stay out of hell, my Heavenly Father needed to become everything to me. But, how? Blessedly, during sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, many "wars" broke out against me in the form of physical, mental and spiritual attacks. I say "blessedly" because my Heavenly Father used each "war" to teach me to trust His love. Now, when the "armies" of life "besiege me, my heart will not fear".

God bless you.
Joe W.

01-05-2014, 08:19 AM	#6
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,321	January 6 "MY HEART WILL NOT FEAR" "Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident." Psalm 27:3 "...We had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 53 For what it's worth: Alcoholism filled my heart with fear by persistently parading God as nothing before me. Although I could not appreciate it while I was drinking, gratefully, I was everything to Him. His grace gained sobriety for me in Alcoholics Anonymous and gave me strength to make a fearless moral inventory in Step Four. I found I was controlled not only by addiction but all forms of fear, and, if I were to remain sober and stay out of hell, my Heavenly Father needed to become everything to me. But, how? Blessedly, during sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, many "wars" broke out against me in the form of physical, mental and spiritual attacks. I say "blessedly" because my Heavenly Father used each "war" to teach me to trust His love. Now, when the "armies" of life "besiege me, my heart will not fear". God bless you. Joe W. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.