Why Am I Still Afraid to Trust God Fully?

Why Am I Still Afraid to Trust God Fully?

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey and deeper faith at the same time? This conversation on *The Call with Nancy Sabato* follows Anne as she talks frankly about fear, trust, and what she now calls "courage for life".

Anne shares how she once thought she was naturally brave, but now defines courage as "taking a necessary risk and trusting God with the outcome." From there, she walks through seven practical steps that spell out the word COURAGE: commit to change, overcome obstacles, uncover your true self, accept what you can’t change, grasp God’s love, and embrace a life of grace. These steps came out of her own journey through counselling, marital strain, past trauma, and deep emotional pain.

You’ll hear how small acts of obedience, like going to a Christian counsellor or putting her "yes on the table" with God, led to surprising doors opening, including a ministry that reaches prisons and addiction clinics and a fully female-voiced audio Bible that many find safer and more comforting. The episode gently tackles big questions: How do you know when to move and when to wait? What if the relationship you want healed doesn’t change?

Anne is honest that you can’t force others to change, but you can work on the one person you’re responsible for – yourself – and let God handle the rest.

For anyone in recovery who feels stuck between fear and faith, this chat offers simple, repeatable steps and a daily rhythm: quiet time, listening for the Holy Spirit, and asking, "God, what’s the one courageous step you want me to take today?" Maybe the next step in your healing is smaller, and closer, than you think. What might your one step of courage look like today?