Day 2 being sober

  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.

jb

Senior Member
Feb 27, 2010
4,940
591
113
#21
Day 2 of Being Sober.


Congratulations!

I'm celebrating too!
I'm on Day 2 of being "Not Sarcastic."

Oh shoot.

Well... pray for me.

.
You sarcastic...? I never would have thought...
 

Pemican

Senior Member
Sep 27, 2014
959
246
43
#22
Trying is lame?? Seriously? I'd say the fact that she WANTS to try and "clean up" fairly obviously indicates that she DOES want to quit drinking and get sober.. Trying is NEVER lame. That's all God requires of us.. to simply try our best. :)
"Trying" is where addicted people start in giving it up. Then they discover the degree of the strength of their addiction. They try, they fail, they try, they fail. That's when determination has to kick in or you just cycle in and out of addiction. So Bingo does have a point. You must be determined to quit, the more the better. If you have ever had an addiction you know exactly what I'm talking about.
 

Homewardbound

Well-known member
Dec 10, 2018
1,078
593
113
#23
I don't know about Ambie, but for me, I just got tired of not getting anywhere with alcohol as my main "thing".
I was just so at the end of things, I sought help, and moved forward never to return again. 40 plus years later without a thought of going back.
When Jesus brings us to the end of ourselves, and we realize it takes more that us to conquer, help is there to get us through.
That help is Jesus!
 

Magenta

Senior Member
Jul 3, 2015
60,346
29,593
113
#24
I used mind and mood altering substances for twenty four years before crying out to God for help, a God I did not believe in and had run from the majority of my life. I was not asking for help in quitting the substances, but getting clean and sober was the result :) I found a lot of support, encouragement, and inspiration in various 12 step fellowships, where they say, "Let us love you until you learn to love yourself." :) It is an ongoing journey :) Congrats on your second day of sobriety... it is one day at a time regardless of when we had our last drink, and one cannot attain weeks or months and years of sobriety without taking that first step of putting down the substances. Relapse is part of my story, but it does not have to be part of yours. By the Grace of God I am once again over eight years sober :D I have so much to be grateful for! Praise the Lord, for He is good! His Love endures forever :love:
 

Bingo

Well-known member
Feb 9, 2019
9,226
4,756
113
#25
"Trying" is where addicted people start in giving it up. Then they discover the degree of the strength of their addiction. They try, they fail, they try, they fail. That's when determination has to kick in or you just cycle in and out of addiction. So Bingo does have a point. You must be determined to quit, the more the better. If you have ever had an addiction you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Friendly.png
blankPic - Copy.jpg
 
J

Jen1167

Guest
#26
"Thanks for sharing. WTG on day two. Sorry, but 'trying' is lame. You HAVE TO WANT TO QUIT!
You are welcome to check out the thread CRA in Misc. forum. .... View attachment 197802

"Sharing our experiences...hopes, interests, faith...life happening in general.

For we are here to learn, share, love, appreciate and to give of ourselves."
'Praise God'........:)
I don't think trying is lame. She's doing the best she can
 
G

GtrPkr

Guest
#27
Soooo.... Day 10? :)
 

shittim

Senior Member
Dec 16, 2016
13,815
7,790
113
#28
each day will get better
 

HeraldtheNews

Well-known member
Apr 26, 2012
1,550
437
83
66
#29
Not sure if this is where I should post but I am on day two of my sobriety. I am trying to clean up after years of a crippling alcohol addiction.
I am trying my best to fix my mistakes and build a closer relationship with God.
If anyone on here or anywhere happens to see this and is also trying to get sober you can do it!
I'm just being honest, I chuckled just a second because I've heard comedians say something similar- EVERYONE is on day two of recovery from something. But I know you are serious and your pain is real, and we all know that helpless feeling. But it's never a hopeless feeling, because that's not real. Rome wasn't built in a day, or even two- but Jesus did it in three;. For us... You get a three day coin in Christianity.
 

calibob

Sinner saved by grace
May 29, 2018
8,268
5,516
113
Anaheim, Cali.
#30
Not sure if this is where I should post but I am on day two of my sobriety. I am trying to clean up after years of a crippling alcohol addiction.
I am trying my best to fix my mistakes and build a closer relationship with God.
If anyone on here or anywhere happens to see this and is also trying to get sober you can do it!
Congratulations! Keep up the good work. We have a recovery thread here called CRA. Christians in Recovery Anonymous I'm the OP, Calibob and I too am in recovery for alcohol addiction and major depressive disorder. Your invited you can read, study a little bit, give or receive testimonies. Or ask questions we are all equals there. But it's the differences make us stronger together.

It's an open meeting that means everyone's invited. It's open for 37 day's been 24 hours, free, here.