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If you even suspect that you may have an alcohol problem, there is probably a chance that you are. I knew I had a problem with alcohol and drugs when I lived to use and used other people to get what I wanted. When I quit using alcohol and drugs, that was one part of the problem; the other part was my unhealthy attitude and the character I developed while using. Thank God I have a God of second chances; By God’s grace, I have been sober and clean since 1986, and I praise God for that. I give God all the credit; all I did was cooperate with Him.

My life was a mess, being kicked out of my parent’s house at 19, being in jail several times, being on probation, and simply messing up a good life that God originally blessed me with, which I rebelliously abused. If I could turn back the clock, I would have never taken that first drink or smoked that first marijuana joint.  So I say to you, if you are in the thick of things with your drinking or drug problem, I ask you to reach out to God for help and to be willing to accept the help that He provides through others. I pray that maybe your alcohol problem will lead you to a relationship with Jesus Christ as it did in my life. ~ Bill Greguska

Proverbs 23:31  Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup when it goes down smoothly!

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Can Take Over Your Life!

 

Is Drinking Alcohol A Sin?

  • I am concerned about my drinking problem. AA.org

  • I am worried about my drug problem. NA.org

  • I am praying for someone with a drinking problem. Al-Anon.org

 

 

 

 

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Is It Possible; if Have An Alcohol Problem?

You Think You Might Have An Alcohol Problem? NeedEncouragement.com

Don’t take a chance, and if you think you might have a problem with alcohol and drugs, you are probably right!

If you have any doubts about addiction, learn more on this page. Does it seem that your drinking is getting out of control? Age, race, sex, education, religion, and political or economic status does not mean anything to alcohol or alcoholism. I say that addiction is both a disease and a sin. The world says it is a disease, and the church says it is a sin. I assume it is both yet leaning towards evil.

Do you want some help? The first thing that you need to do to get sober or straight and to have a chance to break the chains of your addiction is to admit that you might have an alcohol problem or a drug problem in the first place before anything can move forward! 

Trust that God has a more effective and better plan for you than spending your time drinking or using drugs. This change happened to me with my alcohol problem when I hit bottom and asked God for His help, and He put the right people in my life to help me. You can also change your life with God’s help if you think you have a problem with alcohol and want to get help for yourself, as I did! I attended AA and NA in the early 1990s, and I wondered how does Alcoholics Anonymous compare with the Bible? ~ Bill Greguska

 

 

 

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Do not let your drinking problem get the best of you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do You Think You May Have An Alcohol Problem?

 

Since We Can Quit Anything With God’s Help For:

  • 15 minutes
  • 30 minutes
  • 1 hour
  • 3 hours
  • 8 hours and longer.

Then with God’s help, there is hope for you to quit ANY addiction or bad habit that has put you in chains.  Go for the goal of 24 hours, then two days, four days, seven days, etc. Do it one day at a time! I am not saying it will be easy, but God makes all things possible!

 

Paul’s Warnings

Apostle Paul’s letters tell us clearly that we are not to abuse alcohol and get drunk.  We are told to be of a sound mind and body at all times.
  • Ephesians 5:18  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
  • Romans 14:21  It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:12  “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything,”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

 

 

 

Paul’s Teachings

1 Corinthians 6:12
2 Corinthians 10:5
Romans 8:5
Romans 8:6
Romans 12:1
James 3:6 
1 Timothy 5:23
John 2:1-11
Matthew 9:17

 

 

 

Some Specific Scriptures to To Encourage You:

Proverbs 20:1 ESV 

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Proverbs 23:29-35 ESV 

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end, it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. 

Ephesians 5:18 ESV 

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Titus 2:2 ESV 

Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.

John 2:1-25 ESV 

On the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 

Proverbs 31:5 ESV

Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

1 Peter 5:8 ESV

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV 

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV 

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you, on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Romans 14:21 ESV 

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

Romans 12:1-2 ESV

I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing, you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 8:5 ESV 

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

 

 

 

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