About Drinking

I used to enjoy drinking to the point of inebriation. I used to let myself go wild and drink as much as I can until I couldn't handle it anymore and had to stop. I used to enjoy getting drunk.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.
-Ephesians 5:18

Getting drunk used to make me feel good. I would be "loose" and felt like I needed it to have a good time. I felt like it was impossible to be completely happy at a party or hanging out with friends unless I was drinking. And even so after drinking I wouldn't be satisfied. I needed more. It was never enough. I wasn't an alcoholic by any means, but there was no happiness there.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
-Proverbs 20:1

Then I asked God for help. I asked Him to separate me from the things that were keeping me from experiencing total happiness. And then I waited. I waited and waited. And then I waited some more.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
-Lamentations 3:26

Slowly, over a period of time God began to reveal things to me that I had already known but not taken into my heart yet. Depending on alcohol was not good. Spending money at bars and drinking on the weekends was doing nothing good for me. It never has done anything good for me. How often have we heard stories of families being torn apart by alcoholism? How often have we heard stories of people dying young because they drank too much? How often are people killed driving because they were under the influence of alcohol?


Let's be honest, the results of drinking are more often bad than anything else. Should something I take into my body cause me to vomit? Should it make me feel a wide range of emotions uncontrollably at times? Should it cause my speech to be slurred and misunderstood? Should my judgment be altered? Should I lose control? When was the last time losing control was a good thing?

I'm sorry if I offend anyone with this but I don't want to lose my mind, my control. It's not appealing to me. It's something I've learned I could live without doing. It's something God has shown me I don't need.

LET'S CHANGE IT UP A BIT...


What is good about drinking? About alcohol? Didn't people drink wine in the Bible?

Yes, it's true. The Bible does talk about drinking wine. After all, Jesus turned water into wine. (Refer to John 2:1-11)

I made a lot of good friends at parties. I've met a lot of cool people. I always used to come home from a night of being drunk and feel like I didn't have a care in the world. It was fun, I must admit. But like every thing that is made to look and seem good, if it's not of God, it's not the right path.

The Bible doesn't specifically say it is a sin to drink wine. It did say being drunk or being influenced by alcohol could lead to sinful things. Sin is in the hearts of man, nowhere else. The question remains, as a Christian, is it okay to drink?

I'd be lying to you if I told you I have a clear, concise, documented answer for you. I can tell you it is not good to be drunk. Seeking inebriation is not something we should do as human beings. It has caused too much pain for others and we should not subject ourselves to that same fate. We all know someone who has been negatively effected by alcoholic dependency and maybe it's not you right now but one clear way to be sure it doesn't become you is to stop now. Have I had a drink since confessing my sins to God and asking for forgiveness? Yes. Has it always come back to bite me? No. Has it though? Yes.

But is that uncertainty enough for you? There's only thing to do if you know God. Ask.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
-Luke 11:9