It’s shocking when someone who’s life has been shipwrecked by drugs and alcohol returns to their abuse. It happens because the drug is telling the user a smooth story, “It’ll be better this time, you’ll be able to control it.” Drugs and Alcohol are LIARS.
Millions of people are affected by alcoholism and drug abuse in the United States and around the world. Here at the Tacoma Rescue Mission we see lives with great promise and potential that have been destroyed by these addictions.
While our culture struggles to deal with the affects of broken lives due to addiction, it continues to believe the LIES that perpetuate the abuse and addiction.
These are strong words, but consider the definition of a LIE. To lie is to deliberately deceive, to tell a falsehood, or to give a false impression.
On television, radio, movies and through out advertising, our culture repeats these lies:
1. You deserve a drink
2. This will help you relax
3. Reward yourself with a drink
4. Life is more fun when you drink
5. You’ll have more friends when you party
These LIES lead to the destruction of many lives.
More amazing still is that people who are recovering form abuse, having spent weeks, months and years trying to understand their addictions – STILL FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE THE LIES. They believe that if only they could control it, all of these promises could potentially come true.
But that is a LIE. Drink and using will NEVER give you true friendship. It will NEVER help you becoming socially comfortable or confident, it will only create a dependence on itself. Leaving you worse off than before.
You are enough. You don’t need alcohol or drugs to conquer your fears, mask your disappointments, help you socially, or as a reward.
The truth is that there is no shortcut. You need to face each challenge with God’s help and be confident that He will help you through each day.
Do not belief the lies. Don’t forget the lies your drug told you. You can’t assume that things have changed and now your drug is going to reward you after so many years of punishment.
Live in Truth.
DC
Thank-You Mr. Curry for today’s subject matter. I believe it is important for ALL to know this information.
Being in recovery myself & celebrating 4 years clean on October 1st (THANK-YOU GOD!!!), I have lived A LOT of the lies that I not only told others, but myself as well & that my drug of choice told me…”I can quit ANYTIME I want to.”, “I don’t have a problem.” “This will make ALL your problems go away.” Now my response to taht is “YEAH RIGHT!!!” I DID have a problem. I could NOT quit anytime I wanted to. Last but certainly NOT least, doing drugs did NOT make all my problems go away, it just compounded them, to the point that I lost custody of my 2 precious children not once, but twice before I was able to turn my back on drugs.
I would love to share the story of how God took the taste, cravings, & urges away from me & how I keep from going back today!!!
God Bless ALL that struggle with ANY form of addiction(s) & know that He can & will heal you of them.
So very true Mr. Curry…. When I was using drugs it always started out as a REWARD for myself for getting through something… When in essence it really wasnt a reward… It was a LIE!!!… Thank you for all the work that you and the Tacoma Rescue Mission do to help us that have fallen away from God…. You have helped me come back to know God and my personal relationship with him is being totally restored and renewed…. Thank you again to you Mr. Curry, and to all the employees of the Tacoma Rescue Mission and the New Life Program… You are all truly as blessing to me from God….
that is so true, i have been rittled with those lies and the fact is that i give in. i thank the mission for have such faithful men and women that know where we came from and dont want to see us go back there, and the do something about it. God has brought faithful to speak with us and share the truth that we need to hear to build our faith. to all who read this and are faithful in God’s calling i want to say a speacial thank you because you are sowing into the future of God’s kingdom. keep the fight and stay strong. GB