Testimonies

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The earliest memory I have of alcohol consumption is when I was a kid and my dad gave me a sip of his beer. By 12 years old, I was drinking pretty regularly. Not long after that, the dried goods (drugs) entered the scene. I started smoking weed at 13. When I was 16, my dad died from cirrhosis of the liver from drinking alcohol. He was 47. I started doing cocaine at 18. I consumed crack cocaine in my early 20's. Through it all, alcohol was a constant. By the time I was 25 or so, I quit weed, cocaine and crack, choosing instead to go full-tilt on alcohol as my drug of choice. Little did I know that firstly, alcohol is the most fatal drug in comparison with other drugs and, secondly, that my bottom was a few years away. On May 1, 2000, I was arrested for an A misdemeanor charge, facing a year in jail. Without getting into detail, I was drunk and an incident happened. Because the incident was non-violent, I was given a chance to enter a substance abuse program. When all was said and done, around December, I was given 3 years probation. I completed a 3 year outpatient program and have been sober ever since. September 4, 2000 was the last time I ever drank or drugged. I know what people were/are saying. "If he didn't get arrested, he never would have gotten sober." Although that may be true, I choose to look at it another way. I could have ignored the courts and continued drinking and drugging. There's no doubt that if I took that route, I'd be dead.
There's no doubt in my mind that GOD had a plan for me. I've believed in HIM for a long time but, like many others, I went back and forth. I accepted Jesus in my life so many times and backslid. The last time I did was February 9 2014 and, this time, I'm trying to do it right, developing a relationship with Jesus, day by day.

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