Having a really Hard Time

[mgileva]

I am in a struggle with alcohol abuse at this stage of my life and i feel like it is distancing me from the lord and really taking my life in a bad direction. I am lost and i don't know what to do and how to combat this addiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and God Bless!

 

[madison1101]

I am in a struggle with alcohol abuse at this stage of my life and i feel like it is distancing me from the lord and really taking my life in a bad direction. I am lost and i don't know what to do and how to combat this addiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and God Bless!

The best way I found to combat my alcohol addiction is through regular attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and working the 12 steps of recovery they teach there. Alcoholics Anonymous :

God bless.
Trish

 

[BobW188]

By all means, follow up on that. I think you'll be quite pleasantly surprised to learn AA is not what you think it is or have been told it is; but a lot better!

Also, keep posting here. You'll meet people still struggling, people with years of settled sobriety, and people somewhere in between. You name the mistake, someone here has made it, likely a lot more than once. We - and those you'll meet in AA - have been where you are now.

 

[CRNative]

I am in a struggle with alcohol abuse at this stage of my life and i feel like it is distancing me from the lord and really taking my life in a bad direction. I am lost and i don't know what to do and how to combat this addiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and God Bless!

Hey fellow traveler,

I am a fully loved and fully accepted follower of Jesus Christ who is in recovery from alcohol addiction! I believe that Jesus can set you free at this very moment if you ask Him but, it has been my experience that He uses groups like Celebrate Recovery (Christ centered recovery program) to help us. That is where I have found Christian community and encouragement to help me find Hope and Freedom! Just Google Celebrate Recovery in your area and check it out. I am a worship leader at Celebrate Recovery and I believe the real power comes from Jesus! Trust Him, it is He who brought you to this point and He has put the desire for healing in your heart!!!

Peace,
Aaron

 

[madison1101]

Hey fellow traveler,

I am a fully loved and fully accepted follower of Jesus Christ who is in recovery from alcohol addiction! I believe that Jesus can set you free at this very moment if you ask Him but, it has been my experience that He uses groups like Celebrate Recovery (Christ centered recovery program) to help us. That is where I have found Christian community and encouragement to help me find Hope and Freedom! Just Google Celebrate Recovery in your area and check it out. I am a worship leader at Celebrate Recovery and I believe the real power comes from Jesus! Trust Him, it is He who brought you to this point and He has put the desire for healing in your heart!!!

Peace,
Aaron

I have never been to Celebrate Recovery, because they are not as convenient to me as AA is. The beauty part of recovery is that God uses both AA and Celebrate Recovery to bring people to freedom from alcohol.

 

[CRNative]

I have never been to Celebrate Recovery, because they are not as convenient to me as AA is. The beauty part of recovery is that God uses both AA and Celebrate Recovery to bring people to freedom from alcohol.

Amen......and you know what is even more beautiful about God?

He can do it without either group..........he can; Just Do It!!!

 

[madison1101]

Amen......and you know what is even more beautiful about God?

He can do it without either group..........he can; Just Do It!!!

Amen to that. The best part is that He loves us whether we are alone, or in a fellowship. He loves us regardless of our sobriety date. He just loves us.

 

[RuthD]

The good Lord is always by our side and takes us to wherever we need be. God bless you.

 

[rebekahy2k]

You are not alone. I feel similiar about my nicotine addiction.

I am in a struggle with alcohol abuse at this stage of my life and i feel like it is distancing me from the lord and really taking my life in a bad direction. I am lost and i don't know what to do and how to combat this addiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and God Bless!

 

[mgileva]

Thank you so much guys, for all the support. I cannot believe i have been missing out on the lords love for me and i cant believe i have been hiding my heart from him. This is why i am sitting here and tearing up right now becasue i realize that the lord is gonna hold my hand and be in my heart once i surrender myself to him and he will heal all that is bothering me. I want to thank all of you guys for your love and support! I am gonna look into getting in with a christian alcohol recovery group of some sort. God Bless you all and thanks!

 

[RuthD]

Hi mgileva,
How are you doing now? Please keep us updated.

 

[mgileva]

I have talked to my pastor and he is gonna have me come out to a Alcohol Recovery meeting at our church next week. This is the start of my road to recovery and the lord. I will keep everyone updated on my road to recovery and the progress i am making.

 

[Hupomone10]

Have faith, my friend. You can make it. I was described by my sponsor as a "severe alcoholic", and he was qualified to recognize one. And yet I stand now with 2.5 yrs of sobriety!

Along the way I discovered that the Word of God was more powerful than I originally gave it credit for. Part of our alcoholism is due to wrong thinking; and we must counter that with right thinking. The picture I chose as my profile picture at this time is a stark reminder to me of the battle. Along with it, in my recovery plan are the words of Proverbs 23:29-35 and John 10:10. I read them every day, and have done so for several years. It makes a difference.

I remind myself each day, "Alcohol is not my friend; it is a thief, here only to steal, kill, and destroy."

In Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone, in the power of the Spirit alone,
Garden-Variety Alcoholic