I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I AM A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE PERSON. BE IT GOOD OR BAD, WHEN I GET INTO SOMETHING, ITS ALL OR NOTHING. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY, AS LONG AS I CAN RECALL. THERE WERE TIMES IN MY LIFE WHEN MY PASTIMES, ACTIVITIES OR ADDICTIONS GOT THE BEST OF ME. MORE THAN ONCE, I REMEMBER MY DAD TELLING ME, "WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING, YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO DO IT." TRUST ME, HE DIDNT ALWAYS SAY THIS IN A HAPPY TONE OF VOICE! WHEN HE SAID THESE WORDS, HE WAS USUALLY QUITE DISGUSTED WITH MY ACTIONS.
WHEN I CHOSE TO LIE, I LIED TO THE FULLEST. SOMETIMES, I LIED EVEN WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO TELL THE TRUTH. WHEN I WENT OUT PARTYING AND DRINKING, I DIDNT STOP UNTIL I EITHER GOT SICK OR PASSED OUT. I ALWAYS REMEMBERED GETTING THERE, BUT I OFTEN WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY WITH PARTIAL AMNESIA. IF I CHOSE TO DO DRUGS, THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO LIMIT TO WHAT OR HOW MUCH I COMSUMED BEFORE I FINISHED. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN SHADY ACTIVITIES, IT BECAME MY MISSION. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, I DID IT WITH AN ALL OR NOTHING ATTITUDE.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THE LORD SAW FIT TO BRING ME OUT OF MY MISERY. I DIDNT SEE IT AS MISERY AT THE TIME, BUT TODAY, I WOULDNT WISH THAT LIFESTYLE ON ANYONE! I HAVE BEEN CONSUMED BY A NEW OUTLOOK THESE DAYS. I TRY MY BEST TO TELL THE TRUTH, EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT SO COMFORTABLE TO DO SO. INSTEAD OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, I CONSUME GOD'S WORD AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I SURROUND MYSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND WHO ALSO LOVE THE LORD. I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO NOT STRADDLE THE FENCE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TO LIVE FOR GOD IS TO LIVE FOR GOD AND THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. BACK THEN, MY LIFESTYLE WAS ALL OR NOTHING, THAT PART HASNT CHANGED! BUT, I CAN SAY, MY LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER TODAY.
I LOVE THE LORD FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME. I THANK HIM FOR ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN ME, BUT I THANK HIM MORE FOR ALL THAT HE HAS TAKEN AWAY. MY ONCE DREARY DAYS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BEAUTY AND LOVE. REGRET AND CONFUSION ARE GONE. MY GOD HAS REPLACED EVERY DEPRESSION, DOUBT, WORRY AND FEAR THAT I CARRIED WITH ME EVERY WHERE I WENT. HE HAS REPLACED THEM ALL. HE HAS SHOWN MY A DIFFERENT SORT OF ALL OR NOTHING. HE DOES NOTHING HALFWAY.
I THANK THE LORD FOR HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE. THESE ARE HIS GIFTS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. HE IS THE MASTER OF ALL OR NOTHING. HE HAS SHOWN ME DAILY WHAT HE CAN AND HE WILL DO IF ONLY WE ALLOW IT TO BE DONE. I AM SO GLAD I HAVE LEARNED TO DO THIS. HE HAS SHOWN ME THE WAY. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU!
WHEN I CHOSE TO LIE, I LIED TO THE FULLEST. SOMETIMES, I LIED EVEN WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO TELL THE TRUTH. WHEN I WENT OUT PARTYING AND DRINKING, I DIDNT STOP UNTIL I EITHER GOT SICK OR PASSED OUT. I ALWAYS REMEMBERED GETTING THERE, BUT I OFTEN WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY WITH PARTIAL AMNESIA. IF I CHOSE TO DO DRUGS, THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO LIMIT TO WHAT OR HOW MUCH I COMSUMED BEFORE I FINISHED. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN SHADY ACTIVITIES, IT BECAME MY MISSION. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, I DID IT WITH AN ALL OR NOTHING ATTITUDE.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THE LORD SAW FIT TO BRING ME OUT OF MY MISERY. I DIDNT SEE IT AS MISERY AT THE TIME, BUT TODAY, I WOULDNT WISH THAT LIFESTYLE ON ANYONE! I HAVE BEEN CONSUMED BY A NEW OUTLOOK THESE DAYS. I TRY MY BEST TO TELL THE TRUTH, EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT SO COMFORTABLE TO DO SO. INSTEAD OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, I CONSUME GOD'S WORD AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I SURROUND MYSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND WHO ALSO LOVE THE LORD. I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO NOT STRADDLE THE FENCE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TO LIVE FOR GOD IS TO LIVE FOR GOD AND THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. BACK THEN, MY LIFESTYLE WAS ALL OR NOTHING, THAT PART HASNT CHANGED! BUT, I CAN SAY, MY LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER TODAY.
I LOVE THE LORD FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME. I THANK HIM FOR ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN ME, BUT I THANK HIM MORE FOR ALL THAT HE HAS TAKEN AWAY. MY ONCE DREARY DAYS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BEAUTY AND LOVE. REGRET AND CONFUSION ARE GONE. MY GOD HAS REPLACED EVERY DEPRESSION, DOUBT, WORRY AND FEAR THAT I CARRIED WITH ME EVERY WHERE I WENT. HE HAS REPLACED THEM ALL. HE HAS SHOWN MY A DIFFERENT SORT OF ALL OR NOTHING. HE DOES NOTHING HALFWAY.
I THANK THE LORD FOR HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE. THESE ARE HIS GIFTS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. HE IS THE MASTER OF ALL OR NOTHING. HE HAS SHOWN ME DAILY WHAT HE CAN AND HE WILL DO IF ONLY WE ALLOW IT TO BE DONE. I AM SO GLAD I HAVE LEARNED TO DO THIS. HE HAS SHOWN ME THE WAY. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU!
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