Story #22
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I am recently into recovery for my alcoholism. I had tried many times to quit but was many times unsuccessful. I could see the evils around me during my alcoholism. I could see it ruining my life, my relationships, and my own body but I still did not have the strength to stop. It wasn’t until I learned that I was powerless to quit on my own that sent me on my road to true recovery. It sounds illogical to gain strength by admitting powerlessness but it was God who was the only one who could restore me to sanity. It was fully grasping those two ideas that sent me back into the light. And as I accepted those two things, I could see things clearer. People lent out their helping hand to me like I never thought possible. I returned going to church with my brother who has gone to COTM for years. Pastor George’s words spoke to me like I had never been to church before. Not only am I clean and sober but I finally feel empowered and walking on the path that God intended.