My name is Fred. I first met her in high school. She was older than I was and exciting. She’d been around. My parents warned me to have nothing to do with her. They claimed that no good could come from our relationship. But I kept meeting her on the sly. She was so sophisticated and worldly. It made me feel grown up just being with her. It was fun to take her to party in those days.
She was almost always the centre of attention. We began seeing more of each other after I started college. When I got a place of my own, she was a frequent guest. It wasn’t long before she moved in with me. It may have been common law, but it was heartbreaking for my parents. I kept reminding myself I wasn’t a kid anymore. Besides it was legal. We lived together right through college and into my early days in business. I seldom went anywhere without her, but I wasn’t blind. I knew she was unfaithful to me. What’s worse, I didn’t care. As long as she was there for me when I needed her (and she always was), it didn’t matter. The longer we lived together, the more attached I became to her. But it wasn’t mutual. She began to delight in making me look foolish in front of my friends. But I still couldn’t give her up. It became a love/hate relationship. I figured out that her glamour was nothing more than a cheap mask to hide her spite and cynicism behind. I could no longer see her beauty after I came to know her true character. But old habits are hard to break. We had invested many years in each other. Even though my relationship with her made me lose a little respect for myself, she had become the centre of my life. We didn’t go anywhere. We didn’t do anything. We didn’t have friends over. It was just the two of us. I became deeply depressed and knew that she was largely responsible for my misery. I finally told her I was leaving her for good. It took a lot of guts, but I left. I still see her around. She’s still as beautiful as when we first met. I miss her now and then. I’m not boasting when I say she’d take me back in a minute. But by the grace of God, I will never take up with her again. If you see her, just give her my regards. I don’t hate her. I just loved her too much. Chances are you know her family. The name’s Alcohol.
When she moved out with Fred, did she move in with you? Are you her next lover? In case you are, you are heading for a downward slide in your life. You may never recover. The best way to safeguard your dignity and sanity is never to enter into any relationship with her. The best Person in the entire universe to describe her true character is the Almighty God. Hear what He says: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Provs 20:1 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Provs 23:29-32 British research experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole. Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison. Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. The most deadliest drug in the world is alcohol! This is a scientific fact. Stay away from it. If you are already addicted to it, why not come to Jesus Christ for deliverance. “If the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” Jn. 8: 36. God delivered Fred. Remember what Fred said, “… by the grace of God, I will never take up with her again.” He wants to deliver you, too. Repent of alcoholism today and ask Jesus Christ to save your soul. For more information, please contact us:
