Who
Has Anguish? Who Has Sorrow?
Who
Is Always Fighting? Who Is Always Complaining?
Who
Has Unnecessary Bruises? Who Has Bloodshot Eyes?
Scripture
Proverbs
23
29 Who has
anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
I didn’t even know it when they beat me up.
When will I wake up
so I can look for another drink?”
Observation
The
world we live in glamorizes drinking doesn't it? The Bible does not
glamorize it at all.
I
can still remember when I thought it was something that I needed to
do. It was what all my high school friends were doing. Yes, I can
remember how stupid I acted when I drank too much. I can still
remember how I embarrassed those around me.
We
all laugh about the stupid things a drunk person does, but we no
longer laugh when they have killed someone, when they have destroyed
their marriage and their family, when it has cost someone his or her
job, or when they have destroyed their own lives, compromised their
own health with alcohol.
Here
is what I think about drinking alcoholic drinks – bottom line … I
think that there are way more good reasons not to drink alcoholic
drinks than there are to drink them.
If
you are reading this and you realize that drinking has become a
destructive force in your life and you would love to stop but can't,
then let me recommend a place where you can get help … “Celebrate
Recovery”!
CR
is a 12 step Christ-centered program where I know you can get help.
CR
at our church meets at 5 pm every Sunday.
If
you don't live in Tampa you can “google” Celebrate Recovery and
find a group that meets in your area.
1
Corinthians 10:31
31 So
whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory
of God.
Ephesians
5:18
Don’t be drunk with
wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled
with the Holy Spirit,
Applications
I
will do all I can to help someone who has become addicted and
dependent on alcohol or drugs. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters in Christ who have allowed
themselves to be controlled by alcohol and drugs. Give them the
strength and courage to get help. Don't let them destroy themselves
and those around them with these addictions. Set them free. I know
that I could be just where they are at. I know that I am a sinner. I
know that it is only by Your grace and Your mercy that I am not
controlled by alcohol today.
Daily
Bible Reading: Proverbs 22,23,24; Romans 14
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