At one time Bob would have said there is no cure. But that was before He met Jesus. After years of repeated drunkenness and remorse, he came to Jesus for deliverance. Jesus truly set him free, and gave him a purpose for living.
The Hope
While God’s Word states clearly that drunkards shall not inherit the kingdom of God, it also records that many were delivered from drunkenness and debauchery. “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” They had experienced God’s cure for alcoholism. Many desperately addicted alcoholics have experienced complete deliverance through the work of God’s Holy Spirit in their hearts.
The Cure
Before one can experience God’s cure, one must admit total helplessness. In spite of repeated failure, alcoholics commonly think somehow, somewhere, sometime they will be able to drink in a controlled way or quit when they want to.
The cure God offers goes far beyond merely controlling the craving for alcohol. God’s cure arrests the root problem of a sinful heart. By faith in Jesus Christ, a person can die to sin and become a new person with a new outlook, new appetites, and a new reason for living.
Jesus came to save His people from their sins. He Himself lived above every sin and overcame every temptation. Although He was innocent, He died that we might be delivered from the power of sin. After He rose from the grave, He went up to God in Heaven. Now He has sent His own Spirit to work in the hearts of defeated souls, offering them deliverance.
Jesus conquered Satan, and He is ready to rescue you from the enemy of your soul. Are you willing to let Jesus free you from Satan’s slavery?
The Method
- Are you willing to face your condition honestly? Is alcoholism really your biggest problem? Or is it your SELF? When God sees that you desperately want to be saved, not just from alcoholism, but from all your sinful desires,He will rescue you. He always answers those who admit their wretchedness and honestly cry, “God, be merciful to me a sinner.”
- God offers to deliver those who repent of their rebellion against Him. But repentance is costly. It means surrendering your stubborn will to God and giving up every right to control your own life. When God’s Spirit makes you sorry for your sins with a godly sorrow, and you sincerely desire to live an entirely different life, God can begin to work. He says, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” What a promise! What a gift!
- “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). Do not depend on yourself. Put all your trust in Jesus Christ. Drink freely of the Living Water He offers you (John 4:14), and He will quench the thirst of your soul.
- Open your heart to Jesus Christ and receive Him into your life.With Christ living in you by His Spirit, you will be able to say with Apostle Paul, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).
- Confess Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Tell others the Saviour has delivered you. Let them know He is now directing your steps in a new life of freedom. Your testimony will soon separate you from the “Christ-mockers” who keep dragging you down.
- Separate yourself from all degrading influences. Tell your old friends you are going to serve the Lord. Invite them to join you, and then give up their companionship forever if they are not interested. Stay away from all places where strong drink is served. Don’t even look at the old stuff. The wisest man who ever lived said, “Look not thou upon the wine when it is red . . . . At the last it biteth like a serpent” (Proverbs 23:31, 32). “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty” (2 Corinthians 6:17, 18).
- Unite in an intimate, active fellowship with the most spiritual, faithful congregation of Christians you can find. “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized . . . . And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:41, 42). Here is God’s cure for the loneliness and uselessness which often drive a person to drink. Join the holy, happy company of genuine Christians, and associate with them as much as possible.Help them and be humble enough to let them help you.
- Delight yourself in the Lord and in His Word. Ask God to replace your desire for alcohol with a hunger and thirst for His truth. Trust the Holy Spirit to help you understand the Bible and promptly obey whatever He asks you to do.
- Make special efforts to help other drunkards. You know how you were delivered. As they observe you resisting temptation, they will know there is hope for them also.
- Do everything you can to warn young people of the dangers of strong drink. Give your testimony. Call attention to the teachings of God’s Word: “Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine” (Joel 1:5). “For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty” (Proverbs 23:21). “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” (Proverbs 23:29, 30). “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” (Proverbs 20:1).
God’s cure, available to all, is fully guaranteed! Jesus Himself promised, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36).
—Clarence Fretz, adapted
Christian Light Publications, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 Phone (540) 434-0768.
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Bless anyone who reads this. There is a cure through Jesus Christ.. the Messiah, The son of Man, The Son of God. All things can be cured with the Lord. Know that Jesus Loves you. I love you too and if I could help you I would.. but it is up to God who surely will deliver you from evil.
I hope you have found success in your journey. I posted my testimony here, so if it gets allowed, you should read it. I think we share a similar set of circumstances with the timing of losses. I had to let the pain go and just be okay with everything exactly as it is. I have to remind myself of this. It may not feel true in my mind, but it is in my heart. And sometimes it feels like my mom is here with me (room gets real cold sometimes when I am thinking about her and starting to feel sorry for myself).
I pray you’ve found success. But just remember to always keep trying. Forgive. Accept. Find new indulgences that enhance your person.
I went through a period of five years where I had an on/off again relationship. Don’t rely on this anecdote as a means of continuing your path. But do understand that I spent those 5 years breaking up with alcohol. It can be a long and slow process.
My testimony is when you’re done you’re done. Find out why you’re not done and address those issues. One at a time. You will steadily rebuild a new life that alcohol isn’t a part of. You gotta do it for YOU first. And let God handle the rest.
When I was done, I just walked away. I pray and think you will, too.
Here is my testimony for any who would hear.
– 17 year bender. 2-3times a week, up to a 12pack (or a fifth) at a time (sometimes way more). 2 DUIs.
– Tried to quit several times. Did AA, rehab, so on and so on. Am gay, so bars are where you go to find. . . absolutely nothing of value whatsoever, and I had myself fooled hard.
– Gave up bars 12 years in. Was solo drinking. In a toxic relationship.
– Left relationship. Moved on my own. Solo drinking persisted.
7/2020- Felt the Spirit tell me to get a Bible to keep in the car and read. Started reading the NT. By the time I was half through Luke, I:
8/2020- quit drinking. Just walked away. No prayers. No asking. No repentance outside of the norm. Just done. My alcoholic mother tried to convince me to not give up drinking. But I persisted. Then:
9/2020- mom died, from alcoholism. I had a moment with a six-pack. And I now know that I had two choices. I could drink to cope and risk being lost forever. Or I could just deal with it sober. I stayed sober.
1/2021- lost mom’s father. So now I have no one on this earth who cares or thinks about me on a level like these two did. All alone. Self-hating. Depression. Wanting to die. Done with everything. Still done with alcohol.
4/2021- mom’s birthday was last week. That was hard. Mine is next week. She was the only person who ALWAYS called me on my birthday. Fortunately I still have her VM from last birthday. Not sure if I will play it or not.
I’ve been reading my Bible here and there. Participating more in church stuff. Watching a lot on topics about God. Meditating a TON on God.
I will tell you, God is 100% the reason I have gotten through these 8 months from the preceding 40 years (specifically the 17 drunk years). Absolutely zero other explanation.
No AA. No meds. No doctors. No therapists. No rehab. No inching off. Cold turkey. One day. Through the hardest time in my life. Still going strong.
No interest in alcohol at all. I even went to the liquor store a while back to tempt myself. It took me 30 minutes to find anything I was willing to drink, and that anything was nothing. I just walked out. We all know a drunk can find something to drink in 20 seconds and be back home ready to waste away.
I have a family member who, at 55, also walked away. They are atheist. I cannot say God did or did not act here. I feel God is always at work. But she will never give Him credit, and she found it for herself. She was miserable the years she was drinking, and miserable in the 20 years since.
I did it by 40. With a TON of misery added on top. And I am still doing it to this day. Full submission to God is the only thing I can say will work for you.
This is a true story.
A wonderful testimony of the power of God! He alone can do it.
Yes, full submission to God is the only way to win!
I would like the lord Jesus & god to heal me from alcohol abuse
Been drinking since age 5 ended up in many foster homes never did drugs
But noticed pains in my upper right area that can be scary at times I certainly don’t want to die
Marie, please scroll up and re-read the post: “God’s Cure for Alcoholism”. I pray God’s blessing on you!
I am so happy for you.
I got drunk Thursday the 8th of July, 20, 2021. I got really sick but more sick of who I have become.
I love and believe in Jesus Christ and have decided to dedicate my life to him.
Please pray for me.
My name is Paul Williams.
I prayed for you brother Paul my name is David e got bless you. Pray for me as well. Stay strong in the word and in him who have fought the battle and won. We already have the victory let’s just stay strong to the end and we shall see him! God bless you and a big Amen!
That is amazing! I want to stop drinking and I will with God’s help. Thank you for sharing.
Your experience resonated with me and I’m going to apply it to myself to stop drinking. I have been drinking every night for close to 30 years. I do it to zone out, escape from my thought because I’m not happy with my life. I want to be free from this because I know it’s not what God wants for me. He wants me to improve my life and nothing will ever improve if I continue this destructive habit. I go to aa meetings and get good suggestions and hear people talk about how their life improved when they stopped. But I persist in the habit because it allows me to escape thoughts of what I don’t like about my life and makes me forget my loneliness. I am going to call on God for help in getting me through the difficulty of giving up a habit that has been my “comfort” for years. Please pray that I can do it. I fear change but I also fear nothing good will happen for me unless I change.
When we realize what sin and disobedience are, along with the outcomes of those actions, the realization of change and the power of the Holy Spirit can effect our life. Seek Him and His will for your life.
I have prayed for 40 years plus, to quit drinking. I’ve been to rehabs 3 times. I can quit drinking for almost a month. I don’t even drink on Payday or my Birthday 🎂.I read the Bible on the Internet-I wore mine out. I pray everyday. My Faith in Jesus and God is wearing out. Please pray for me to quit drinking. God bless me to quit beer. It seems to me God does more punishing than curing.
Hello Joel, not sure if your still reading the Billboard, If so, know that your message is giving me encouragement to stop drinking I’ve been drinking off and on for many years and much of it has caused many problems. I hope you are not drinking, and staying sober and in God’s word. We all need help especially when we are alone and no one to talk to. Email me and I will send you my number so we can talk when needed.
In God’s loving care. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Frank
I’m Marie I grew up in a home where my mother fed me alcohol at age 5. By the time I ended up in foster care I would sneak out and drink. My motto was I love alcohol so much I could swim in it. Even after really bad hang overs and throwing up bile I still felt comforted by my drinking. I use to say. I’m throwing up my past. My past of sexual child hood abuse by my own mother. I am asking a prayer to be forgiven. To have a new outlook on life I never did drugs in my life. Alcohol was enough for me to handle
But I do pray I am healed and will make a decision to have a full recovery thank you for reading and hearing me
You in no way need to be forgiven of the sins of your Mother.
However ask our Lord to forgive her. If she did that to you she may have been through worse and she was destroyed inside and knew better… But couldn’t handle the hurt. We are all human and inside somewhere she never meant to do that or hurt you. No matter what your memories.
Forgive them. They know not what they do. Forgive sinners and hurtful people.
If you truly turn from the bottle and sexual things… God will see you are trying. He absolutely will pick you up. I never had faith. I always knew God was there from being a small child.
But I never truly understood and believed that he could change things. But the covenant states that we have to change ourselves through our own decisions. That is why God gave us free will. He had faith in us that we would know the right things to do in all ways. Because we are 100% from God. We are his light energy burning in our heart and brain. He is every living and non living cellular and non cellular organism. Because he created it, and he is energy. We are all HIS energy and so he knows us. Because he is us. Our every thought. Our heart, soul and intentions he sees, feels and goes through just like we do. Because he is us. God says he can count the number of hairs on your head, even before you are born. He is YOU. Be good and loving. Forgive everyone. Because you are Him … Inside you need to be Him and love and forgive everyone. Not sexually because that is NOT love. Sex is for creating family for GOD.
I’m an alcoholic and I smoke pot. I live in a terrible place. Fistfights, meth, screaming, slamming, pounding.. all day long. Bedbugs. I’m separate from the family I was born from. I am separate from the family I created, (my wife and children).. Because of my sins.
He alone wanted me to reply to your post tonight… And also I did too of course. He didn’t tell me to do it. He told me to love people and pull them out of dark places because I am in a dark place.
It’s all about healing and helping others. Not just yourself. You must LOVE.
I love you. But as God intended. Not a partner or sexual partner. Not as a friend to do activities with… but as a brother of yours you can rely on. For food, water, safe sleep, the Word of God and hopefully gain more people in the process who will have true love for each other. People who read the word of God together and are actually happy about it because it has changed them in their hearts. Truly.
In this world everyone doesn’t understand what they are living for. But if everyone were living for God… There would be no more hurt and doubt. God is where all our morals and loving human nature comes from. He created it.
Forgive yourself, because God has already forgiven you for the things that you have NOT done wrong. (Especially your mother’s abuse) Ask for forgiveness for the things that you ARE doing wrong right this minute. And absolutely STOP everything that you asked forgiveness for that you truly in your heart know is sinful and hurtful to yourself and other people around you. Forgive every enemy you have and every person you pretend to hate. You don’t hate them. You love them and are upset because they don’t see it. So forgive them. They know not what they do. Love them and do kind things. Turn yourself around inside .. do not hurt or argue or say mean things. Nod your head in acceptance of their anger and apologize and be humble. They themselves inside will feel bad also… And they will turn to you and you will gain a friend. And brother. Please hear me. I’m a simple no one.. 34 year old guy who messed up his life bad.
I’m sorry if anything I said was ever offensive to you. Just read it over a few times and see that im being sincere. I have love for you and every single person on this earth, enemy or not. Please do the same. Help people in their heart about their hurts inside. All of it can be fixed with God.
-Wes
I have spent five years in the bottle. I have stumbled and cursed and past out in front of my 3 kids. I am a functioning alcoholic, I go to work everyday then around five o clock the cravings start. I come up with a reason that I deserve a drink today because my day was so hard. One drink turns to 5 and then I’m drunk again and go to sleep. This has been so common that I hardly get a hangover anymore. I have punched doors and made a fool of myself so many times that I’m sorry is a regular phrase out of my mouth. I have thrown things at my wife and gotten mad at minuscule things. Bless her she has stuck with me throughout all of this. I am on the verge of loosing her now because she has had enough. We have worked so hard to build a good life for ourselves and our children and I am drinking it away. How did it come to this!!! JESUS PLEASE SAVE ME !!!!!!
This I do forget what lies behind and look to the cross ! Not sure we forget the ugliness of yesterdays sin, be it ours or others, but we learn to see things unconditionally and press forward Our enemy Satan, loves to see us punish our selves thru guilt, shame, and unforgiveness…Thats why I drank so hard was trying to numb the guilt of being a sinner , justification takes a moment sanctification eternity….God bless us who seek his ways not our flesh bodies….