Good Morning Family; This Is Real Talk, As I sat here thinking about how far God has brought me, all I could do was say: Thank You Jesus! If you have ever lost everything because of drug addiction then you would understand what I am about to say. I remember how serious everything was when I entered recovery. Overwhelmed by the problems Id created, a home life that was in shambles, unemployed and unemployable, I didnt find many things to be funny. But the people in the rooms sure did. I often sat in amazement as one after another would share what seemed like horrible experiences of things theyd done or that had happened to them, while the room roared with laughter! I would say to myself: What in the world is wrong with these people? How could they sit here and laugh. The way that people were able to laugh and make fun of the things they had done made me uncomfortable to say the least. Still filled with the secret shame of my own experiences and thoughts, I was much too self conscious to share, and was still sure that if you knew what I had done, then youd banish me from the rooms and Id have no where to go. Once again, I felt trapped.....But God. There was a brother who God placed in my life to help me along the way. He was also a Deacon in the church, now hes about to become a Minister...Only God. I remember asking him how the people could sit here and laugh, and he said to me: If you cant learn to laugh at yourself, well do it for you. I didnt find that funny either! But as I began to work my way through the steps and finding a Church home (Hollywood Baptist Church), my life started to improve, I learned how to let go and let God. You see family; one of the first thing that showed me was how to forgive myself. I soon found myself identifying and laughing right along with everyone else. In fact, after a while I had enough distance and perspective on my life that I could even begin to see the humor in some of the situations my own warped way of thinking had gotten me into. I found I had developed compassion and empathy for myself, and this allowed me to laugh again - and what a gift thats been... Amen, Amen, Amen. God Bless You and Have a Great Godly Day in the Lord.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:04:31 +0000
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