Hello ALL! My Father was an alcoholic and I took to drinking at a very young age - 12. I fell into the drug crowd, messed up school, my hopes dreams and relationships. By the age of 24 I was in rehab, scared beyond my wildest dreams! I lost everything to alcohol abuse! EVERYTHING! From age 24 to 34 I tryed 12 steps, antibuse, medicines, theropies, books, vitimans, etc. I TRYED EVERYTHING! I did pray at times, but never believed that God was a deliverer of such things. I was just in TOO DEEP, condemned to die on a barstool like my father did.
I was absolutely chained! A women in a support group I attended said God took away her urges and set her free. i didnt believe her and kept saying to her. "Pat yourself on the back, you did it." She repeatedly took no credit for this sobriety! She said "GOD DID IT."
In 2000 I had an addiction that I just gave in to. I had a 6 year old son and stayed sober as much as i could for him, but it wasnt enough. I knew what my Dads drinking did to our family and didnt want my precious child to suffer the same fate. GOD IS GREAT!
I began to penpal with a Christian prisoner! LOL....yes, im a bit eccentric. This individual was a "born-again" believer and somehow I knew in my soul that I would have to be born-again someday or I would go to Hell. We discussed God and I had planned on dissing God to him. I was going to challenge his faith. Make him out to be a liar and I had some evil intent. But God can take the wickedest motives and turn you around.
I asked this prisoner if God could heal me of drink and this guy assured me that Jesus loved me SOOOOOOO much and that yes, He was quite capable of freeing me of this demonic addiction. As he sent me scripture after scripture I started to read the Bible and he assured me hed pray for my sobriety.
Things started to change. God was melting a hard heart. He was beginning to do a magnifcant work. I would be reading the Bible and id FEEL the Holy Spirit Blow thru me. I WAS flabbergasted! I was amazed! I was in shock. I was starting to encounter the presence of God. These little snippets of an infilling of the Holy Spirit got stronger and stronger and longer lasting until one morning i awoke completely immersed in Gods Glorious LOVE! I was filled with Joy unspeakable! My family said I glowed! Everything was brighter, I laughed big belly laughs, filled with joy. I had not hate, or anger or sadness in me. Only a love that I cant even put into words. I was all Joy love peace kindness ....tremendous waves of love poured down from heaven upon me! I wanted to shout from rooftops that " GOD IS REAL AND HES REALLY COOL!"
I used to store my empty beer cans under the sink and I noticed that once i took the last batch in to get the deposit that there were no more bottles under the sink. I was perplexed. I told my penpal these experiences and he just kept encouraging me and telling me about Gods love. About Jesus and so fourth. I couldnt believe that after 25 years of utter Hell that i wasnt drinking. First it was a week clean. then I noticed i hadnt drank for a month. then 6 months. Well, its been 11 years! PTL! He just took it away! And saved me at the same time! I cannot even express my gratitude, but can assure you that id be dead by now if He didnt intervene!
Theres great loving power that wants to help you! Dont give up on God! never give up on being a miracle! There is hope and He is it!
Thx for reading!
I was absolutely chained! A women in a support group I attended said God took away her urges and set her free. i didnt believe her and kept saying to her. "Pat yourself on the back, you did it." She repeatedly took no credit for this sobriety! She said "GOD DID IT."
In 2000 I had an addiction that I just gave in to. I had a 6 year old son and stayed sober as much as i could for him, but it wasnt enough. I knew what my Dads drinking did to our family and didnt want my precious child to suffer the same fate. GOD IS GREAT!
I began to penpal with a Christian prisoner! LOL....yes, im a bit eccentric. This individual was a "born-again" believer and somehow I knew in my soul that I would have to be born-again someday or I would go to Hell. We discussed God and I had planned on dissing God to him. I was going to challenge his faith. Make him out to be a liar and I had some evil intent. But God can take the wickedest motives and turn you around.
I asked this prisoner if God could heal me of drink and this guy assured me that Jesus loved me SOOOOOOO much and that yes, He was quite capable of freeing me of this demonic addiction. As he sent me scripture after scripture I started to read the Bible and he assured me hed pray for my sobriety.
Things started to change. God was melting a hard heart. He was beginning to do a magnifcant work. I would be reading the Bible and id FEEL the Holy Spirit Blow thru me. I WAS flabbergasted! I was amazed! I was in shock. I was starting to encounter the presence of God. These little snippets of an infilling of the Holy Spirit got stronger and stronger and longer lasting until one morning i awoke completely immersed in Gods Glorious LOVE! I was filled with Joy unspeakable! My family said I glowed! Everything was brighter, I laughed big belly laughs, filled with joy. I had not hate, or anger or sadness in me. Only a love that I cant even put into words. I was all Joy love peace kindness ....tremendous waves of love poured down from heaven upon me! I wanted to shout from rooftops that " GOD IS REAL AND HES REALLY COOL!"
I used to store my empty beer cans under the sink and I noticed that once i took the last batch in to get the deposit that there were no more bottles under the sink. I was perplexed. I told my penpal these experiences and he just kept encouraging me and telling me about Gods love. About Jesus and so fourth. I couldnt believe that after 25 years of utter Hell that i wasnt drinking. First it was a week clean. then I noticed i hadnt drank for a month. then 6 months. Well, its been 11 years! PTL! He just took it away! And saved me at the same time! I cannot even express my gratitude, but can assure you that id be dead by now if He didnt intervene!
Theres great loving power that wants to help you! Dont give up on God! never give up on being a miracle! There is hope and He is it!
Thx for reading!
, who the Son sets free is free indeed!
