Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2025

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March 3

Quote of the Week

"When fear knocks on the door, and faith answers, no one is home."

When I was new in the program, I was afraid most of the time—afraid I wouldn’t stay sober, afraid I wouldn’t get a job, afraid “she” would leave me, and so on. It was a revelation to me when my sponsor told me that I couldn’t be in fear and faith at the same time. He taught me that, in recovery, I had the choice to either dwell in my fear or to nourish and live in faith. I didn’t know how to do that, but he showed me that the way to faith and freedom was through the Twelve Steps.

In the Big Book, there is a simple yet powerful line: “God is everything, or He is nothing.” When I read that sentence, I realized I had one of the most important decisions in my life to make. I could either decide to keep living and practicing my self-will, and so continue cultivating fear, or I could turn my will and my life over to the care of God. The choice I make leads to a path of either fear or faith.

By working the Third Step on the unmanageability of my thoughts and life today—“I can’t, He can, let Him”—I make a conscious decision to choose faith. Then, when life turns challenging and fear once again comes knocking, as it always does, my faith answers the door and fear is not invited in. Living in faith gives me the freedom and courage to live life on life’s terms. And as a result, I’m much more comfortable in my own skin today.