7 Demons

What happens if we go back?

As addicts, we have experienced many of the same things in our lives. We have slept in similar ditches, woken up in the wrong beds, got caught up with the wrong people, and done a million things we cannot remember, no matter how hard we try.

But, one of the things that many of us have tried to do is to quit. We have tried to change our lives. We have tried to please loved ones and put the bottle down for a while. We’ve thrown the pipe away, just to keep the one we love. We have gone to rehab, and we have gone again, instead of going to jail. We have even really tried.

And likewise, many of us have failed over and over again. I cannot tell you the number of promises I’ve made, and the number of times I have quit, and was 100% sincere in my efforts. I fought hard to keep it straight.

But, that thing happens. You know what I mean. One of those buttons gets pushed, which works to draw you back in. It could be an old friend who pops up at the wrong time. It could be a bad day at work. It could be a happy holiday. It could be any number of things. But, you are struggling to resist and maybe giving in.

Jesus said “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and…