- Jan 30, 2022
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- Ireland
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- Skeptic
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- Single
Feel free to move or delete. It seems where I was originally going to post was under a Christian only section. I don't view myself as a Christian so I'll post here.
So after my introduction trying to understand chapters of the Bible, I briefly touched on what could be described as an epiphany and I thought I'd share with a brief history of myself. Growing up I wasn't a practicing Christian, then later on in life I became an atheist, further down the road I'm now leaning to agnosticism.
This past Christmas I was alone once again, however a friend had lost custody of her child due to mental health issues, so I spent Christmas day texting and supporting her, basically just making her laugh and take her mind off things. I was having a few alcoholic beverages, not too many, I wasn't drunk. Then when our conversation ended for the night. I was reflecting on the day and life in general. I became somewhat sad and was thinking "this alcohol has been a curse all my life" I wasn't dependant on alcohol, I just drank out of boredom, but it caused me great pain, both emotionally and physically, that gout is like Satan himself chewing on my joints. Then as I opened another drink whilst crying about how bad things are, my heart suddenly swelled up and I could feel a warm glow coming over me and then an inner voice told me that I need to stop drinking. I actually started laughing while crying tears, but this time of joy. In my 30 years of drinking, I never wanted to give it up, I drank 2 or 3 days per week and I didn't see it as a addiction. I was wrong I had withdrawal related symptoms for the next 2 weeks. Now thanks to that voice I'm now off the alcohol since that day, maybe not forever but I shall not be gluttonous when it comes to consumption.
And that's my story. I thought you guys might find joy in that story and sure if it makes one person happy well then it was worth sharing and my job is done.
Have a good day
So after my introduction trying to understand chapters of the Bible, I briefly touched on what could be described as an epiphany and I thought I'd share with a brief history of myself. Growing up I wasn't a practicing Christian, then later on in life I became an atheist, further down the road I'm now leaning to agnosticism.
This past Christmas I was alone once again, however a friend had lost custody of her child due to mental health issues, so I spent Christmas day texting and supporting her, basically just making her laugh and take her mind off things. I was having a few alcoholic beverages, not too many, I wasn't drunk. Then when our conversation ended for the night. I was reflecting on the day and life in general. I became somewhat sad and was thinking "this alcohol has been a curse all my life" I wasn't dependant on alcohol, I just drank out of boredom, but it caused me great pain, both emotionally and physically, that gout is like Satan himself chewing on my joints. Then as I opened another drink whilst crying about how bad things are, my heart suddenly swelled up and I could feel a warm glow coming over me and then an inner voice told me that I need to stop drinking. I actually started laughing while crying tears, but this time of joy. In my 30 years of drinking, I never wanted to give it up, I drank 2 or 3 days per week and I didn't see it as a addiction. I was wrong I had withdrawal related symptoms for the next 2 weeks. Now thanks to that voice I'm now off the alcohol since that day, maybe not forever but I shall not be gluttonous when it comes to consumption.
And that's my story. I thought you guys might find joy in that story and sure if it makes one person happy well then it was worth sharing and my job is done.
Have a good day