“Before I found Al-Anon, in my confusion and despair I asked for help in this way, but the next moment I would begin to worry again about what was going to happen next. If we do finally ask for God’s help, we must do so with absolute confidence. It is fruitless to take back into our own hands the problem which our powerlessness forced us to turn over to Him.” (ODAT, 14 March)
Once I have taken Step Three and decided to trust God, if I permit fear by co-signing a fear thought, I am saying:
God does not exist OR God is not good OR God is not powerful.
One cannot rely on a resource whose existence and nature one denies.