I was brought up in a Baptist home in a Baptist church. I was married in the Baptist church. After a few deaths in the family I began to lose faith in God and started walking my own way. My wife and I had a very close relationship until my career began to take off. We began to grow further apart. My career began to get in the way of my wife and family. The drinking began and progressively got worse. All of this time I didn't realize that my relationship with God had dwindled so badly. The past several years have been spent in an alcoholic haze. My wife and I hardly talked. We still said, “I love you,”” good morning” and “good night” and that about covered it. I tried to quit drinking on my own but there wasn't enough will power to do it. My wife, kids and friends begged me to seek help. About a month ago I attended my first AV meeting at my local church and I began going back to church on a regular basis. After not drinking for 4 weeks or so that old lie slipped back into my life and almost destroyed it. After spending the night in jail I found myself in the 5-day program where I was reminded of my upbringing and my religious beliefs. I rededicated my life and chose to follow Jesus. For the rest of my life my faith will be placed in the care of Jesus Christ.

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