What brought me to this 5-Day Biblical Counseling Program was that I had become a robot.  I just existed.  I got up every day and did the same thing.  While looking in the mirror at a person I didn't know anymore, I started confessing (on a daily basis) that I had an ‘addiction problem,’ and that I needed help.  My husband and I were having problems in our marriage, and he was threatening divorce because of the problems with the addictions....therefore causing fights and outbursts that otherwise would not have happened.

What you must understand while you are reading this is that I've been introduced to Jesus since I was 4 years old, so He really was convicting me (in the Spirit) to come forth and be truthful!  Recently, during an altar call, the Lord was asking us to give ourselves up and give ourselves over to Him.  I answered His call and confessed my addictions to a sister-in-Christ, who shared with me about the Addicts Victorious 5-Day Biblical Counseling Program.  After much prayer and accountability to sisters and my pastor, I made the phone call.  I am, or WAS, an alcohol and cocaine abuser that was DELIVERED from these addictions through Jesus Christ, on my very first day in the Addicts Victorious 5-Day Biblical Counseling Program!

I also found out that day, that I wasn't really saved.  I was acting out of my fleshly, worldly desires, which means that I was an enemy of God.  This is contrary to my spirit, and contrary to my mind's way of thinking.  I am a Spirit-filled, tongues-speaking Christian, so how could I possibly be an enemy of God?  Simple!  I was unclean, and an unclean temple is an enemy of God!!

Today I am very blessed to say that I'm saved, delivered, and set free, because I am CLEAN!!  My husband and I are now back on track with a solid prayer/Bible study marriage.  This has been the desire of my heart and God has given it to me!!  I could stand here and whine and complain, but instead I would rather say Praise God!!  Thank you, Lord, for everything that you have allowed me to go through.  I appreciate the thorns, because those ‘thorns’ are my ‘open door’ to helping others understand that His grace IS sufficient, and HIS love is never ending!  Praise God and AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!!!!!!

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