I used to think of myself as The Town Drunk. Gradually, through God’s grace, I have been able to
see myself as someone who has been given new life. I am not that person. I don’t even believe any
longer that I ever was The Town Drunk. I was deceived, sick,
and addicted because of past trauma. I
am washed, cleansed, forgiven.
The one problem left is that I still wonder if other people think
of me as The Town Drunk. God has
recently answered that question. He gave
me a new name. I will strive to no
longer think of the phrase Town
Drunk. God says that I am known to Him
as Sower
of Redemption. He will make it
known that I am this. It’s not up to
me. My job is to follow Him and to turn
from those thoughts that are contrary to my new name.
God, please give me the grace to walk in this truth. Amen.
