A Message From Our Father



these are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, King of
Israel.
Proverbs 23: 30-35

30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, 31 do not gaze at the wine,
seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. 32 For in
the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper. 33 You will see
hallucinations, and you will say crazy things. 34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at
sea, clinging to a swaying mast. 35 And you will say, "They hit me, but I did not feel it. I
didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for
another drink.

This scripture speaks to me, it reminds me of the way I was not to long ago. I was
never beaten up, but the alcohol was like a viper. I did crazy things, some things
people told me I don't even remember. I can't believe how much money  I spent, how I
almost lost my wife and children and how it didn't matter. All I wanted was to drink and
feel good. I paid my bills, put food on the table, and made sure everyone had clothes
on their backs. What was the problem? I didn't realize how it affected my family, how I
was destroying my wife and our relationship. When I turned my will over to God my life
began to change, I asked God to run my life because all I did was make a mess of my
life and I needed a change.



Drugs and alcohol are the false escape from reality, it promises pleasure but doesn't
tell you about the price you are going to pay in the end. Every person walking their
road of recovery will say its a struggle at first, but the changes are worth the effort.
When we turn our will over to God we are freed to pursue a Godly lifestyle. The
temptations will still be there, but now we have God working with us to help us resist
them.

As long as we walk with God, attend recovery meetings regularly and get serious
about stay clean we will succeed. Complacency is an addicts worse enemy.