As an EX-drinker, I am familiar with the idea of escape. My drinking career was motivated by a desire to get way from the uncomfortable - to unload the unloadable – but without success. The more I tried to escape my feelings of inferiority fueled by past mistakes and horrifying memories, the more I dug a hole and put my head inside. The bottle was the hole and I sunk in quickly and completely.
In sobriety, I’ve learned that when I allow God to help me
process past traumas safely and with help, I can become unafraid to look at
past difficulties. This erases the need to escape. I no longer need to run to a
bottle or a drug or to hiding.
I have learned to believe God’s viewpoint over my own. It’s
that simple. When I look at things in the natural, I fail and I fear. When I
look at things through eyes of faith - letting God lead me – only then can I
see the truth. I am not a failure and I
am not inferior. I am His and He ALWAYS brings help. This is the healthy
way out of addiction and mental illness. This is truly the great
escape.
I can do
all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13
