“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.”Job 16:22 This past Wednesday I celebrated 30 years clean. 30 years of not using alcohol or any illicit drugs. The years prior to this time were fueled by substance abuse that was accompanied by a co-occurring mental health disorder. It […]
Addiction
Amazing Grace
One of the greatest evidences of God’s love to those that love him is,to send them afflictions, with grace to bear them. ~ John Wesley I’ve been living with bipolar disorder for over 36 years (two-thirds of my life) and co-occurring addiction disorder since my mid-teens (I have 29 years clean now). Most of these […]
Grace: A Reflection
“But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ appointed it.”Ephesians 4:7 My journey with bipolar disorder began when I was a freshman in college. Like many of my peers, I was on my own for the first time. I took this opportunity to engage in drinking and drug use, however unlike […]
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