Dear Friend,

Not long ago, I found myself at the very bottom. I found myself drug addicted, luke-warm, a cheat, a thief...  I cried out to God for help, and when He tried to help, I refused to obey and give up my addictions. This my friend is when you are at the bottom.

I did tell myself that despite my addiction, I would spend the day thanking God for what I did have: Food, water, oxygen, my children, my wife, my bed, my country...

Most importantly, I made it a conscious effort each day to take myself to the cross. In my heart and mind I ran up the hill, fell to my knees at Jesus' feet, grabbed onto Jesus' legs, cried, and begged Him for help. After about a month of doing this, and to my surprise, Jesus bent down to me and began to pick me up. I began to weep uncontrollably, because I did not see this coming. He gently picked me up and looked into my eyes and said “my son, with my power you can STAND”.

Today, God is helping me with my addictions and smoking. I smoked something (marijuana and cigarettes) for 28 years. Today, it has now been over a year since my drugs, alcohol, lying, cheating...  Again, this was not due to my own power, because I really thought I would be a slave to these drugs until they killed me!!!!!  Rather, this is something God has gently taken away from me, one crisis at a time. If this is you, I recommend reading the inspiration: TRUTH NO SHAME next, by clicking HERE!

Not only has God taken away my addictions, He has taken all shame from me! 

As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him (Jesus) will never be put to shame.” Romans 10:11

Today - I STAND!!!

Psalm 130:3 If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
 
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