Fear or Faith
“No matter how far we ran, we always carried fear with us.”
Basic Text p. 14
For many of us, fear was a constant factor in our lives before we came to Narcotics
Anonymous. We used because we were afraid to feel emotional or physical pain. Our
fear of people and situations gave us a convenient excuse to use drugs. A few of us
were so afraid of everything that we were unable even to leave our homes without
using first.
As we stay clean, we replace our fear with a belief in the fellowship, the steps, and a
Higher Power. As this belief grows, our faith in the miracle of recovery begins to
color all aspects of our lives. We start to see ourselves differently. We realize we are
spiritual beings, and we strive to live by spiritual principles.
The application of spiritual principles helps eliminate fear from our lives. By
refraining from treating other people in harmful or unlawful ways, we find we needn’t
fear how we will be treated in return. As we practice love, compassion,
understanding, and patience in our relationships with others, we are treated in turn
with respect and consideration. We realize these positive changes result from
allowing our Higher Power to work through us. We come to believe-not to think, but
to believe-that our Higher Power wants only the best for us. No matter what the
circumstances, we find we can walk in faith instead of fear.
Just for today: I no longer need to run in fear, but can walk in faith that my Higher
Power has only the best in store for me.