Light in the Darkness - Addiction outreach

12/12/2021

Remember during this holiday season things may be more stressful or more celebratory. You may feel like you have a handle on things or can control something you are addicted to. Trust me from experience: one is too many and a thousand is never enough. Wether it be a dollar gambled, a pill a drink or a hit. The results will never change except the fact things will get worse.
Go to a meeting or reach out to an accountability partner and most importantly keep connected to your higher power and DON'T PICK UP NO MATTER WHAT!

10/01/2020

The enemy is studying you. He knows what makes you angry, cry, laugh, and what makes you smile. The enemy is out and about seeking who he can trip up and mess up. If he can get us distracted on petty things, and if he can get us focused on the wrong things, then he’s got us right where he wants us.

Sometimes it’s not just life, but it’s an attack from the enemy. It’s imperative to pray daily, to dig into the Word and to pray for spiritual intuition. Stay alert and be on guard! Protect your mind from negativity, and from voices that spew gossip and godless things. Protect your home, protect your relationships and most of all, protect your heart. Stand strong! When you feel something is off, don’t ignore it. The enemy will do whatever he can to destroy you, but no matter what comes against you, call on the Name of Jesus! If you find yourself in a vulnerable place and under spiritual attack, call on Jesus!

Amplified "Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8

I love the message version of this scripture. The Message - “Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith.” 1 Peter 5:8

08/13/2020

From dying in the streets from a heart infection, to sleeping in my car starving for days at a time. To being turned away from the hospital and left to die because they wouldn't treat me, to abandoned by everyone and everything, I found the strength to get clean, get treatment at a different hospital, get the heart surgery I needed, and from there I stayed clean even though I was still homeless. It's been a rough ride but it's now been six months since then! I've come so far. Yesterday I finally moved in to a shared house and my own little space and bought myself some nice things for it! I'm so happy. I thought I would be dead by the end of the year last year. But I'm thriving more than ever. It's cool to be back to living.

08/04/2020

07/24/2020

The heartbreaking reality of addiction

07/22/2020

Retail alcohol sales in the U.S. jumped by 55 percent the third week of March, and, in May, overdose deaths increased by 42 percent, showing evidence of a “hidden epidemic” of substance abuse in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that organizations in Nevada are working hard to address, even wit...

07/04/2020

Happy Independence Day! To those of you who have found the solution with a 12 step program and a higher power you can fully celebrate freedom and for those who are still struggling there is a solution and recovery is possible! Today remember the real happiness that comes from being clear minded and responsible and if anyone is struggling not to use or drink; play the tape all the way through don't romanticize the feeling that buzz fast forward to the path it leads you down. The path where control is completely out of your hands! You are worth it so today reach out if you need help. I am here if needed! God bless America!