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ALCOHOLISM

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

What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is a regular intake of alcoholic content. It is a deceiver according to the bible and we can see what the bible says. The bible says that whoever that is deceived by strong drink or wine is not wise. The wine mentioned here is referring to alcoholic drink and not fruit wine. Let us not use the bible as a cover up for alcoholism.

Now, the first question you need to ask yourself is why do you take alcohol? If you have asked yourself that question; good! If you're  a youth, and you're already into alcoholism; you need to ask yourself why you started it in the first place. If the reason you indulged in alcoholism is peer pressure, or you want to be accepted into a particular group; that is not right. If any of the reasons stated earlier motivated you to indulge in alcoholism, then be sure that you have chosen the wrong set of friends. 

If the other reasons you are into alcoholism is because you see other people or your parents doing it, that doesn't give you any meaningful reason to get indulged in alcoholism. Using alcohol for pleasure is not right, because after the alcohol clears away from your eyes, you are back to your problems or in some cases bigger problems. 

Bigger problems like if alcohol causes you to bash another driver's car, when you come back to your senses, you will have to pay the price and suffer the consequences.

If your question is, 'can I come out of alcoholism?' Yes you can by the power of the Holy Ghost and Christ in you. Also, your determination to stop would go a long way because the spirit of God will not force you to do what you have not made up your mind to do. 

If there is no gain to point at for indulging in alcoholism, there is no need to do it all.

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