As many of you know I have had a problem with drinking. I drank just about every day for about 3 years. I have recently discovered that I have a new addiction.
This past month we were in Thailand teaching English at a public school in Fang District. One day I went to the library on my break to get wifi as usual and look some stuff up about cedar trees and lilies. The internet led me to Songs of Songs, a book in the Bible I’ve never read. I decided that since it was a short book I would just read it all. As soon as I read the first few verses, I was in tears. There was one verse that reminded me of a song by Jess Ray, Kiss You https://open.spotify.com/track/6FRRq7v6TmaYniZRCmY41E It’s an absolutely beautiful song. If you haven’t listened to Jess Ray you definitely need to! Its powerful stuff! But anyway, I never fully understood what her song was about until I read, Songs of Songs 1:2- “Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth- for your love is more delightful than wine.” Then everything just started to make sense. I kept reading and crying, everything just made so much sense and I don’t know how it did, but it just did. All of a sudden I get a text message and I realized Ive been in the word for like 2 hours. I needed to go to the teachers lounge but I was still so out of it. I put my stuff away and walked out of the back room. I started looking around and realized, “Oh man I’m in a library.” I walked out and looked around some more and saw some of the students with non American faces and said, “Oh man, Im in Thailand!” I was so drunk in the Spirit I forgot where I was at! I just started laughing at how cool of an experience I just had with the Father and just being in His presence, through out the day I kept thinking about it and it hit me. The Lord has completely redeemed my past addiction with His presence and goodness. Im going to list off some use to be’s and the now are’s,
I use to think, Where and when can I drink, and now I meditate on the Word of God anytime I have a free moment
I use to drive to the middle of no where to have a beer in secret, but now I drive off to have a quiet time
I use to think that I was a better me when I was drunk, but now I know who I am in Christ
I use to get drunk on things of this world but now I get drunk on the Holy Spirit
