I looked at the 7'o clock news tonight in shock. A drunken driver had crashed into a bar where some people were sitting, killing all of them. There were pictures of bodies under the vehicle. As is usually the case, the drunk man lived, only getting minor injuries in the accident.
I can't judge this man, because once upon a time, I too used to be in company with people who did the same thing. But we were lucky! The drivers I rode with never crashed! My friends and I could have been in this man's shoes, in jail for causing someone's death.
So many times we take stupid chances, and congratulate ourselves that we are clever for getting away with it. Of course, I don't know why that driver was drinking; all I know that one fateful decision caused five families to lose a loved one.
Alcohol kills!!! It can destroy lives as it did through that man and many other drunk drivers! But the effects of alcohol can hide in someone's body. It can surface years later as cirrhosis of the liver to kill its victim. But sooner or later, alcohol destroys lives!
How did I stop drinking? I was able to stop because Jesus took away the need to drink when I accepted Him as Savior. I'm not saying that if you accept Jesus as Savior that this will automatically happen.It may, as well as it may not! It doesn't happen the same way for everybody. What I can tell you is that with Jesus as your Savior and with the Holy Spirit's help, and the support of friends, family and Alcoholics Anonymous, you will be able to stop drinking.
"Wine and beer makes people loud and uncontrolled. It is not wise to get drunk on them." Proverbs 20:1 (New Century Version)
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