Editor's Note: The following essay was recently written by a Christian who is graduating from a residential drug residential treatment program based on the 12-step process. It is hoped that this essay will inspire and motivate others looking to overcome an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
I write this for myself, as well as my loved ones, who have been subjected to my using, and have loved me enough to suffer along with me for years until GOD has relieved me of the obsession to use drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.
Not
too long ago I heard a man say that his drug of choice was not worth the ink to
even write to and I totally agree with him. So I write this to you LORD, to my
family, love ones and to myself.
For
more years than I care to remember, my drug use and the lifestyle that goes
along with it, has taken so many things away from me that are irreplaceable.
When I speak of these things it is not the tangible items, such as cars, money,
clothes, or household goods. No, I speak of wasted time, energy, relationships
gone bad, and repossessed Blessings that were from GOD!
Today,
with GOD’S Direction, Grace, Mercy, and Second chance’s, He has brought me from
destruction to reconstruction. Today He is revealing His purpose for my life. And
for this I praise you FATHER.
Today
I realize that I am not cured and all I have is a daily reprieve contingent on
the daily maintenance of my spiritual condition and conditioning. Every day is
a day that I must carry the vision of GOD’S will into all my activities and
interactions with others.
The
choices that we make in life determine our destiny. So today
I choose hope instead of dope. And life instead of death. I choose relationships
instead of isolation. And I choose to live life on life’s terms.
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