Reflection:
Fear was a powerfully detrimental emotion I had to learn how to overcome during the early parts of my recovery. Drugs and alcohol were the antidote to any and all fear back when I was using.
Recovery gave me three practical ways to navigate fear…
- Let Go – Being able to discern what is in our control and what is out of our control is one of the first steps in loosening fear’s grip. So much of life’s anxiety comes from trying to manipulate outcomes we were never meant to manage.
- Accept – Acceptance became the key to my serenity back in the early days of recovery and still is today. Acceptance doesn’t mean we have to like what’s happening, but it does mean we acknowledge reality instead of fighting it. That shift alone brings a measure of peace. Fear thrives in resistance, but it withers in surrender.
- Pray – One of the most excellent antidotes to fear is prayer. Prayer reminds us we’re not alone, that God is bigger than our circumstances, and that His strength fills the gaps where ours falls short. When we release what we cannot control into His hands, we trade fear for trust and panic for peace. Fear may knock, but faith—anchored by prayer and acceptance—decides whether it gets a seat at the table.
If you pray why worry, if you worry, why pray?
Soul Search:
What person, place, thing, or situation do you need to let go of and/or accept? Write it down and prayerfully turn it over to God…not just once…not just twice…but as often as you need until serenity kicks your fear to the curb where it belongs.
2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
