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About 11 months ago I entered a rehab
facility called American Rescue Workers,
for alcohol and drug addiction. Now this
may sound strange but I did not come to
the program because of my addictions.
Yes, I was a drug
user, and yes I drank alcohol also. But
there were other things going on in my
life that I was not too proud of.
My
#1 reason for entering the program was
that my priorities were not in the
proper place. I was really tired of the
direction my life was going, and I
needed a change. Someone real close to
me told me about ARW. I was real
reluctant about going into a program,
because I believed that whatever issues
I had, I could and would fix it myself.
I was very wrong. I needed some help! I
made a call to ARW to get information
concerning the program and liked some of
the things I heard. Now I could have
probably checked out some other places,
but once I found out that this was a
Christian program, I decided to give it
a shot. When I arrived I pretty much had
an idea of how the program was set up. I
knew this was a nine month program, and
I knew it would be a challenge but I had
no intentions of leaving early and not
completing the program. In fact I
resigned from a job that I maintained
for five years. Just to come into the
program. I was committed to making a
change in my life. Now despite the
lifestyle I was living before the
program, I knew God had his hand on me.
He blessed me with a good job and a
great family. I often thanked God and
praised Him for my blessings. But he was
not the driving force in my life, other
things were: myself, money and my
family.
What
a difference nine months can make. If
you can just be still. It’s now 11
months later. I’m clean and sober, I
have a new job working as a dispatcher
for the program, and I have my own
apartment. This is all possible because
I stepped aside, and now God is running
the show in my life. God has truly
blessed me in a mighty way, and I am
truly grateful. I have peace and joy
that I did not know was possible all
because of God’s love for me. I truly
wish that everyone could have an
opportunity to experience how wonderful
God makes you feel when you seek his
face. Now just because I’m Christian and
have accepted Jesus Christ as a personal
savior, does not mean that I’m free from
life’s problems. But being a Christian
does mean that no matter what situations
I encounter, I trust God to give me
strength I need to overcome. Without God
in my life, I can do nothing.
In closing I’d
like to end with one my favorite
scripture.
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