Praise

God-Dependence Day
The 4th of July is officially "Independence Day" here in the USA. But I want to share a testimonial praise with my DAB family tonight. Last year on 7/4, I drank my last alcoholic drink. After 20 years of drinking and getting deeper into alcoholism, I sought a Christian counselor to help me break free from this addiction.

Several weeks into counseling I discovered that for 20 years I had been replacing Christ with alcohol. That process took me to a point where I did not believe that a personal God existed or that the Bible was true.

I came to a point of crisis while reading "The Case For Christ" by Lee Strobel. A decision had to be made. Do I believe in Christ or do I not? By God's grace, I returned to Him with the smallest of faith. It was just a tiny belief that what I was reading could actually be true. I ended up re-reading that book 2 more times. Each time I was gaining a little more faith.

I had just enough faith to decided that I may want to read the Bible to validate what I was reading in the book. I sought out an audio book format on ITunes and discovered the DAB around August of last year. A thirst for God's Word came over me that still is not quenched. I listened to the entire year's podcasts from August to December!

I soon discovered that God filled my heart with a desire for Him instead of the desire to get drunk. I've had no withdrawals and only a few minor urges to drink this past year that are quickly be removed with a simple talk with Jesus.

Tomorrow is a special day - it marks my "God-Dependence Day"! Come celebrate with me!
Craig from Illinois 07/03/2010 22:42

Replies:
Jake Van Horn 07/04/2010 00:59
That's awesome! God is great.
louise1 07/04/2010 22:23
So happy for you, Craig! What a huge testimony yours is!
Calico 07/04/2010 22:47
I love ya, brother :-)

My thanks (OUR thanks!) for your sharing this with us. A milestone, brother, and we are blessed by what you've given to us through what you've experienced.

...go with grace, Craig.

Hugs

Tom
Davidwayne Lackey 07/04/2010 23:29
Yea Craig !!! Celebrating with you in spirit. I love God dependence day !
Opal 07/05/2010 02:01
Praise God for saving you Craig. Your story brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart.
Craig from Illinois 07/05/2010 08:48


Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement! It's wonderful to celebrate with my DAB family!



Joyce 07/11/2010 06:28
Craig, what an awesome story. I too followed a similar path. I had been sober for 20+ years > then walked away from God and started to follow a new age path > and started drinking again (thinking I could do it in a controlled manner). It was a year ago last May that I had my last drink again and was also searching for the Word on podcast, and here I am. Thanks again, it is always good to know that someone else shares a similar blessing.