Alcohol (too often) leads to destruction. For those who struggle with it, freedom, restoration, and a relationship with God that includes heaven remain possible, but we must pivot. Or, if we are celebrating our days in sobriety, we do so knowing that we must remain humble, watchful, and diligent. How do we get sober, and how do we stay sober?
We get sober and stay sober with God’s mercy and strength. “Wait,” you protest, “I know someone who got sober without God! ” But did they? The Bible is clear that God sometimes, in this life, blesses those who don’t believe in him or oppose him. But is that sufficient? No. When we become children of God, Scripture promises to bless us more in this life with his strength, help, love, and mercy. Even though challenges remain, we will have the promise of everlasting life in heaven. Even if we were to get sober without acknowledging God’s role in it, what’s around the corner for us, when will "the other shoe drop"?
C.S. Lewis wrote “ Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” An alcoholic runs an incalculable risk when giving Christ no or moderate importance. If Christ is infinitely important, he deserves our all. Jesus said “ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” We should leap towards Jesus because, without him, God’s blessings for us could cease forever at any moment.
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Here are a few Scriptures we call Temptation Beaters:
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
James 4:10 Humble Yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the Lord and his strength; see his presence continually!
Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
Here are a few Scriptures on Strength:
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 40:29. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
2 Corinthians 12:10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
Habkkuk 3:19 GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.
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