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Old Dude
on 01/10/2023 at 06:32 AM
Kraig, prayers for your continued sobriety. God is good. 🙏🏻
Corne
on 01/10/2023 at 04:00 AM
@Kraig, you got this brother!
Gaige
on 01/10/2023 at 02:50 AM
On New Years I created a daily reminder on my phone to read my devotional each morning
oregondude
on 01/10/2023 at 02:11 AM
Big salary cut at work. Thankful to God I still have a job, but could use some prayer and encouragement as I navigate this stressful time with my family. Blessings!
Kraig
on 01/09/2023 at 11:19 PM
Thank you, gentlemen for your prayers, kind words and support
Kevin Miller
on 01/09/2023 at 07:04 PM
Praise God he has worked in many lives here to help us recover from our addictions no matter how long it’s been. It’s hard work. I was using marijuana and alcohol consistently for a number of years but I’ve been sober for over 15 years. I’m still tempted sometimes and I have to rely upon God’s strength to get through. This is awesome especially when you consider we don’t deserve God’s help. Lord continue to help us and use us to serve you.
Rhett Smith
on 01/09/2023 at 04:51 PM
Kraig, 12-29-22 is my first day of sobriety as well, I was an easy 12 pack a day and more on weekends and like you it wasn’t a resolution but something that I been fighting for years and I finally said that’s it enough is enough! I been asking God for help for years and I would do ok for a few days etc.. then right back to drinking. But this was different and the one day I was really struggling last week I dropped to my knees in the kitchen floor and when I stood up the craving was gone! I am praying for you Kraig and for all the others that are facing addictions like us. I found this app 1-3-23 and went back and saw the daily message for 1-1-23 and I pray everyday that I leave that and a failed engagement last year behind me for good! It is an honor to be on here with you men and I was proud to show my mom and stepdad ‘a preacher’ this app and how inspirational you all have been to me. Im NOT THE ONLY ONE!!! But through God and the support of my new brothers I can live a better more God driven life!!! Thank you brothers my prayers are with you all
Bobby
on 01/09/2023 at 03:29 PM
Going into meetings this week, praying for confidence in myself, knowledge to express the importance of needed goals/corrections, and patience so my anger and frustration do not disrupt self/team improvements.
Ashley Jarvis
on 01/09/2023 at 03:05 PM
Congratulations to everyone here on your surrendering to God to remove your addictions and cravings, and especially you Kraig so early in your life changing journey! Matthew I was a chronic relapser for the first year of my sobriety and spiritual journey, and once my eyes were opened to the true root of my problem I was able to find true peace and serenity away from my craving for alcohol. I just celebrated 2 years clean and sober a while back, and it was only through the surrendering every morning to God’s will for me that day, and reminding myself that the day was sure to bring about things different than I would have them, and that it was in some way for the best. Once I made the daily decision to stop fighting the current around me, I found a growing peace and comfort inside of just literally going with the flow of God’s will. As I surrendered over to Him the many burdens in my life that were never mine to carry or change, I could physically and emotionally feel the weight come off of my shoulders. Each evening, I would reflect on the day, and what things had I picked up that were not mine to worry about, and pray for God to take them. He did and He will for you also. We tend to focus on SO MUCH that isn’t ours to worry about… Elections, pandemic, other people, the market. I pray for peace and comfort for each of you who wish to surrender all that’s always been His to carry for you, Amen 🙏🏻
Matthew Brown
on 01/09/2023 at 02:38 PM
Most of my working life I have worked some type of construction and many times found myself working alongside men that struggled with one type of addiction or other. Often after working with guys for awhile they would tell me about a drug or alcohol addiction they had overcome and that would be the last day I would see them at work. I would hear later that they went on a binge and lost their job or sometimes they would talk to the boss and apologize and come back to work only for it to happen again. This was before I became a Christian so even though I saw a pattern , in my own addiction also, I didn’t understand what was happening. Every time they would get the addiction under control the temptation would pop up and back they would go. What I understand now is without the power of God to resist the temptation we can only resist for so long on our own strength. Thank God He has overcome and given us the strength to overcome. I have been free from pornography for over seven years and although the temptations have come it has never taken control of me and it’s encouraging to hear the other stories from you men that have overcome your addictions as well. Praise God
Boyce Moses
on 01/09/2023 at 01:49 PM
He is our God, and we are His people. He is with us and we are with Him. Let His presence comfort and guide us. He has helped me through so much, and will continue to help me. Love you Jesus! 💜🧡💚❤️
Matthew
on 01/09/2023 at 01:27 PM
Well done Michael!, Tommy I u derstand about the anger and the porn addiction. All of you brothers that are struggling just know that we need bear eachothers burdens and pray for one another. Christ had to die for us to have eternal life so the least we can do is try to act like him and raise our kids to do the same. God bless you all. Be vigilant and keep pushing through. Our ti.e on earth us only like a vapor then it is gone.
michael f vinning
on 01/09/2023 at 01:02 PM
Defeating addiction of any kind is no small task and nothing we could do without Jesus! Tommy, I feel you with the anger, congrats on keeping it under wraps, I struggle with it also, have to remind myself in the moment, better yet, invite the Holy Spirit in and allow him to remind me that this is a decision, I can choose not to anger with his help! Meth and oxy free for 15 years now. Thank you Jesus and the men he sent to hold me accountable!!
Benjamin Reed
on 01/09/2023 at 12:36 PM
Congratulations on your journey to be free from alcohol take each day as a win and continue forward and if you need help in times of weakness ask your friends and family as well as pray to the Lord. He will always be there for you!
William Reynolds
on 01/09/2023 at 12:16 PM
Kraig, Alcohol free since Nov 17th 2022, it is a huge deal. Keep leaning on Him. Reach out on days you're struggling to someone who will hold you accountable. Keep up the good fight and congrats on. the victory to this point!
Leonard
on 01/09/2023 at 12:15 PM
Great job Kraig! Keep trusting God and He will continue to strengthen you! You got this my brother 🙏🏿
Tommy Williamson
on 01/09/2023 at 12:14 PM
Great job Kraig. Keep the faith and keep at your sobriety 11 days is a great achievement.
Tommy Williamson
on 01/09/2023 at 12:12 PM
Thank you God for being my STRENGTH, my PROTECTION and my HOPE. Without you I am nothing but a failure. Without you I couldn’t even stand up to the pain I have everyday much less stand up and face our enemy ghat temps and try’s me everyday. Without you I would not be porn free since December 22 because he temps me with it everyday. Without you I would let my anger explode almost almost everyday when my wife and /or son turn around and walk away when I am talking to them or interrupt me with their conversation as I am talking. Thank you Lord for being my ANCHOR, my SOLID ROCK and the STRONG TOWER in whom I can seek protection when the storms rage around me.
Pete Marshman
on 01/09/2023 at 11:12 AM
Kraig, 11 days is nothing to sneeze at! Congratulations. When I quit smoking, I was up to 3 packs a day. It was my life. Every day without a cigarette was a “plus one”. I knew if I smoked again, I’d have to start over. God helped me get through the rough patches and really helped me with every “plus one”. That was November of 1996. Nothing is stronger than God. Rely on His promises. Pray when urges come knocking. James 4:7-8 says “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Vincent Lamberts
on 01/09/2023 at 09:50 AM
That's great Kraig! Well done and keep it up :)
Kraig
on 01/09/2023 at 09:14 AM
Good morning gentlemen, I have not had a drop of alcohol since 12/29 /22 I realize that’s not a big deal for some of you, but it is to me. That is my prayer to Jesus to continue to defend and shield me. It wasn’t necessarily a New Year’s resolution. It just came over me. And we all know why. Have a super day gentlemen
9/365: God Is Your Rock
The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. ~ Exodus 15: 2
Evil doesn't take a day off... and neither does God! Stand your ground, fully relying on God's strength to split the waves of life rushing toward you. God defends, protects, and saves us.
We are stronger because of God. We are protected because of God. We have hope because of God.
Go into your day with confidence and walk with Bold Faith. God is your strength and your defense.
GO DEEPER: 1 Corinthians 10: 12-13
NEXT STEP: Tell God in your own voice, in your own language at least 1 thing you are facing where you need His defense and His shield.