How have you found faith, and how has it helped you let go of fear?

Kathy joins Spencer to dig into these questions and to share some recent experiences that prompted this topic. Our conversation touched on and was inspired by these topics:

  • Fear and old behavior
  • Fear of the G-O-D word
  • How believe in a higher power became easier
    • A story of “going through the fire to get to the other side” that pushed her into believing
    • Examples of asking for help and seeing the clear, powerful result of that request
  • “Faith V2” — really trusting and believing in my HPs path
    • related to acceptance, powerlessness, willingness, surrender, humility
    • Kathy's heart issue
    • COVID and fear of financial instability (and a trip to Disneyland)

A friend sent an inspirational quote on the day we were recording the podcast

Own It

This life is yours.

Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.

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Kathy wrote about this:

As we were digging into this and unpacking it as you say, their question was, it’s so overwhelming when I don’t know who I am… choosing what I want is such a big choice

I wanted to share this in the podcast because I feel like that’s an HP thing that this question came to me today

the strength of trusting in our HP is that we don’t have to know all the answers right now, thats where the faith comes in

taking it one tiny step at a time, using my HP for help to see which indicated next step is following my HPs path for me

Closing thoughts

Choosing faith over fear led me to be able to have serenity even in the middle of an emergency / crisis… 

it gives me great comfort to know that I have a HP to lean on, & my loved ones have their own HP and I’m not it

my worries don’t fix anything or anyone including myself, so it’s much better for everyone involved if I just let all that go

The thing I love about this program is that I can discover tools that work for me, that allow me to have serenity and peace.  Every day, every moment I have a choice – I can either use my tools or not.  If I put the tools down, the next moment I can choose to pick them up again.  My own serenity is up to me, which is the greatest example of self care I can give myself.  

I matter, I have value, and my serenity is worth making the effort to keep and protect.

Readings and Links

We read from

Courage to Change, Sept 8, p. 252

One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, Sept 4, p. 248 and March 14, p. 74

Al-Anon Groups at Work, p. 24, Understanding Ourselves (last paragraph) This can be found in the Al-Anon Alateen Service Manual, which you can read online or download as a PDF file.

Kathy mentioned the Force and Power episode, number 249, which she said is “probably my favorite episode ever on The Recovery Show.”

Alateen electronic meetings are available in the Al-Anon Family Groups Mobile App. A download link and instructions are available on that page. Note that teens must be 13-18 years old to use the AFG Mobile App to attend Alateen meetings.

Upcoming topics

An upcoming topic is Worry about Loved ones and how to overcome it. How have you worried about a loved one’s drinking, actions, or health? How productive has that been? What have you done to let go of that worry? How do you use your recovery tools and principles in your daily life? Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email feedback@therecovery.show with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here.

Music from the Show

Phillip Phillips — Home
Coldplay — Higher Power
Alanis Morissette — Losing the Plot

3 comments on “Leaning into Faith – 384

  1. Diane Pennington says:

    Great show! I related so much with Kathy! Thank you!

  2. Tahnee D says:

    Spencer – I sit this moment completely in awe. I have listened to the podcast for years now; since the beginning. This episode has transformed me. I’ve listened to it four times now, and plan to put a bookmark on my Home Screen as well-I need this specific ESH in my life daily. It hits at the heart of my recovery and feel certain my HP has used your ongoing dedication to service (and others that serve as guest host with you periodically), specifically this episode, to enrich and further MY recovery specifically. To avoid evening verbose, I’ll just stop here and say, with all my heart, THANK YOU.
    In gratitude and serenity-one day at a time~Tahnee D

  3. Sarges Wife says:

    Thank you for this podcast, Spencer & Kathy.
    I’ve heard it called ” future tripping”
    in where I pictured my daughter dying, me grieving, & planning a funeral. It was awful!
    I had to turn my fears over to HP or lose my sanity. I liked the fork in the road analogy. I will picture that now when I find myself in fear & choose to trust my HP. I pray daily & have turned my daughter over to God’s care. I feel such a relief. If it’s not the outcome a Mother would want for her daughter, that would be tough , however I know God will see me thru along with my sponsor & my Ala-Non Family. I’m grateful for your show.

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