When is it time for Rehab?

[overcomer32]

Ive been praying since the summer aboug going into a Rehab (never been in one before, been an alkie for 17 years give or take). I felt God telling me NOT to go and instead enroll in college.... so I did. I did very well with school. But I continued to drink and get drunk usually around 3-4 times a week.

Now its Springtime and Im still drinking just as often, probably a little more often really. Gaining weight (Im a beer drinker). Feeling rotten about myself, still. School will soon be over, to my relief, but I was offered a very good job and intend to start it next week. I feel I need Rehab and have for over a year now, but God seems to think otherwise.

I dont go to meetings but go to some outpatient groups at a local hospita, 2 times a week. Also I belong to a Spirit-filled church and take my relationship with Jesus Christ very seriously indeed. I dont have a sponsor, and few friends because I isolate like crazy. I am also still healing from the death of my brother last year in a car accident, and other things as well.

I dont know, just needed to talk I guess. Please pray God will deliver me of this wretched addiction. Ive been struggling so very hard for this past year and while I am still young (32), a little worried how much more my body can take of the getting drunk and also I fear a DUI or far worse.

Please ask God to deliver me, and that I would be able to feel His love and care and support of me, if u can.

Thank you for listening,


overcomer

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Originally Posted by overcomer32

and take my relationship with Jesus Christ very seriously indeed.

Serious enough that you accept that the drinking is a sin against His will for your life?
Serious enough that you can ask Him and know fully that He will grant your asking of deliverance?
I know what He can and will do with asking. I have had instant deliverance of things in my own life. I am also in school with someone who was a coke addict that had gotten on his knees and dropped what coke he had in his hand at the time and never picked up again. Believe, ask, and it will be given.
By faith we are saved. Faith as small as a mustard seed...Believe and it will be so.

[ndgrace]

I too was in that stage, just 3 weeks ago! I started posting here, my husband did not want me to go to meetings. Others posted me, and PM'd (private messaged me) with there stories and encouragement. You will learn a lot on this site just reading other posts. I too asked God to deliver me from my compulsion, and I can't say that is exactly what happened. I asked every morning during my feeling guilty stage, it is awesome that our God does not let us enjoy our sin. The only problem was my thinking was bad, by the next afternoon I would decieve myself into thinking i was not so bad and go buy some more wine, the whole thing to start over again.
The Lord does not want us to be an island, we are a body so that we can work together! Most of us isolate, and drink.
For me, this site with some of the tough love that came my way, allowed me the freedom to seek help from AA. There are lots of Christian support groups also! Having a sponsor to talk to daily, that has been where I am has been a tremendous help.
Now on week 3, God is doing for me, what I could not do for myself. The compulsion is going away, and He is providing me opportunities to help others already! That is where it is at, being used by God to help others!
Praying for God to give you wisdom as you surf these posts!
Karen