Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2020

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August 3

Quote of the Week

"If God leads you to it, He will lead you through it."

I came into the program with so much fear. I didn’t even know how much fear dominated my life because I used drugs, alcohol, food, sex, and people—anything I could—to hide from it. As I began to get clean and sober, the suffocating fear bubbled to the surface and quickly manifested itself as anger, rage, irritability, discomfort, and depression. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper in early recovery.

I was amazed when people shared in meetings about how they walked through real life, and real scary stuff, without drinking. They had experienced the deaths of those near to them, they lost jobs, houses, spouses, their own health, and more. I felt like these things would have devastated me. I wondered how they could deal with all this and still stay sober. And where do they get the strength to face all this with peace, courage, and even grace?

Today, I know this courage comes from God. Now my near constant fear has been replaced with consistent faith in my Higher Power. I’ve discovered from watching others, and through my own experience of letting God lead me through my own difficulties, that I can also face life on life’s terms and go through my own challenges with serenity and courage. Today, I rely on God to lead me through the things He leads me to.