Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   January 15                                                            Fear

      "We grow to feel comfortable with our Higher Power as a source of
   strength.  As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear
                                  of life."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 25

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   Powerless as we are, living on self-will is a frightening, unmanageable
   experience.  In recovery, we have turned our will and our lives safely
   over to the care of the God of our understanding.   When we lapse in our
   program, when we lose conscious contact with our Higher Power, we begin to
   take control of our own lives again, refusing the care of the God of our
   understanding.  If we do not make a daily decision to surrender our lives
   to the care of our Higher Power, we may become overwhelmed with our fear
   of life.

   Through working the Twelve Steps, we've found that faith in a Power
   greater than ourselves helps relieve our fear.   As we draw closer to a
   loving God, we become more conscious of our Higher Power.  And the more
   conscious we are of God's care for us, the less our fears.

   When we feel afraid, we ask ourselves, "Is this fear an indication of a
   lack of faith in my life?  Have I taken control again, only to find my
   life still unmanageable?" If we answer yes to these questions, we can
   overcome our fear by turning our will and our lives back over to care of
   the God of our understanding.

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   Just for today:  I will rely on the care of my Higher Power to relieve my
   fear of life.