This weekend I had the weirdest thing happen to me, I actually felt like it was a test. I have two facebook account, one that I have no friends on and one I do. I hardly use the one that I have no friends on, that when I got a text message saying Darnell McKenzie has tagged you in some pics, I was puzzled. When I looked at my facebook page, my other account had tagged me in some pics. To me it seem strange that a person would just hack into someone else account and tag them in some pics. And if it was an automatic thing, it was strange because they weren't my pics to begin with. But the pics were of me and my ex, instead of having a relapse I just remember the day. The pictures were actually of the last time liquor had ever touched my lips.
Alcohol was an addiction of mine that I was able to beat, Im not going say its my only addiction but I was able to concur this one with the help of God. I am going give a background of my addiction, then read some chapters. The first time I tasted alcohol, I was five and at a wedding. I was in the wedding party and everyone at the table had a glass of champagne to toast. I remember my expression when I first tasted and couldn't wait for the next toast. When that didn't happen and they were taking everyone's glasses I quickly finish my glass before they came my way. After that I would have Rum cake occasionally. Every time me and my cousins would go to a house party, we would bring our own bottle. Pass it back and forth between each other the whole night, drinking with no chaser. Even have people at the party ask for us to pour them a shot. That was my life and I was in denial that I was an alcoholic. The first time I stopped was when I was on a boarder line break up. My ex didn't like me drinking to begin with, but she deal with it. It not the reason we broke up but i began to have occasional drinks again. The second time I stopped was for myself, and I was able to stop with the help of God. Proverb 23:29-35 reads,
"Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine/ Do not look on the wine with it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly; At the last bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, And your heart will utter perverse things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying: 'They have struck me but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it/ When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?'"
One most understand that drinking alcohol is not a sin. They are chapter in the bible which says you may drink wine. Read 1 Timothy 5:23.
"No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities."
A little wine can benefit ones health. But notice the verse says a little wine. When some drinks to become drunk, that when the bible states that a person has comited sin. take a look at 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God."
All things listed in those verses are a form of addiction. Addiction that the world paints as OK. That is why it is said in the bible not to fall in love with worldly things, because the world will paint the picture, that what a person is doing is ok. Titus 2:11-12 reads,
"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age."
Addiction are created to further a person from God. Where a person starts to become dependent on that thing to become happy. Instead of relaying on God for that happiness. The first time I quit, the thought going through my mind was I was using alcohol as a crutch and my ex was all the crutch I needed. With that statement in my head I had minus God once again from the equation of my happiness. So minus my ex, I became dependent on alcohol again. Not as bad as before but I still wanted to get drunk. Take a look at Hosea 4:11-12,
"'Horlotry, wine, and new wine enslaves the heart. My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, and their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has cause them to stray, and they have played the harlot again their God."
When something becomes an addictions, it becomes a corruption of someone pure heart. Like the verse says, it enslaves the heart. I know I have stated in previous post that ones should not judge, and try to become peaceful with all that surround them, especially if you were once that person. In my mind, some people maybe saved, and the possibility your knowledge could benefit them. But 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 reads,
"But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone names a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner -- not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore 'put away from yourselves the evil person.'"
According to these passage, one is not to even keep the company of one as such. When one speaks of peer pressure, its because one absorbs the negative energy of those around them. But as I stated before, they are those exceptions where God place a person in your life to help. Even though me and my Ex had our rough times, she was the first key for me to beat my addiction.
Now when I say I have other addictions I am not talking bout drugs, as you see from above verses they are a lot of other addiction, that most people dont even consider an addition. Things that are capable of breaking a person down, and have a person sin, while knowing it is a sin, are those addictions. The next verse can actually be attached to any addictions. Proverb 20:1 reads,
"Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise."
Look as it mention Strong drink. Now I mention that alcohol itself is not a sin. It is the one that is tamper with, to have a person drunk faster. Society and media will have a person feeling that, you need to drink to have fun. That is why the verse also says whoever is led astray is is not wise.
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