Blinding flash of the obvious: Whenever we feel fear (anger, sorrow, inner pain), lean into it...do not move away, move forward toward it.
As I ponder that, I see fear as a feeling...just another feeling. Whenever we feel fear manifesting as anger, sorrow, pain or any negative, we can immediately shoot a thank you prayer...sit with that...let thank you be our guide to grace, the place of gratitude.
It is grace then, never our mental efforts, that quiets us, opening us to our inner good, i.e., God with us, within us. God calling us to lean into the fear...to not move away but mentally to move forward, toward our fear.
Our ever-present block is our desire for the immediate...the ego's quick, fast and in a hurry solution. God's will takes as long as it takes...ours is to let it.
I once had the BFO, "God is a drag-foot," which seemed so disrespectful of God that I kept mum about it. Since I never forgot it, I figure God must not be offended so I pull it up as needed, and hey, it works. It slows down my race/race, run/run mind, I am quieted...to listen.
Ah, I recall: Fear is God in camouflage calling us to Him.
Thank you.
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