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klinton said:
I don't think he's doing a survey here folks...just looking for some support. I think it's a round about way of saying that he needs someone to talk to about issues that he has. Power to him. Addictions are a nasty bitch that can take us places we never thought we were capable of going. The things that one can and does do when addicted (lying, stealing and worse) can leave you feeling alienated from God. Sometimes you just need a reminder that you can never fall completely out of his love...merely just dissapoint him and have to work a little harder to win back his approval.
In a way, I'm doing both. I had an idea the other night while talking with one of my Christian friends. He knows all about my addictions, but he never judges me. While talking, I got this idea for a book for Christians who are dealing with addictions, mostly drugs and alcohol. It's this great big taboo, something unspoken among believers because of the stigma attached to it ("Gasp! No true Christian has addictions!")
But it needs to be said. It needs to be talked about, openly. If I believe deep down inside that I am a Christian, and yet I'm still suffering from drug addiction... how many more people like me are out there? I think, if I found a book by a Christian author who was trying to help guide other Christians with the same problem, I don't think I'd be where I am today. Just knowing that other Christians suffer the same way I do... it would make the suffering ease, if just a little bit. I would know that I'm not alone...
And thanks, klinton, for your understanding.
Non
I got soul but I'm not a soldier.
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