03/25/2020
July 14, 2018…I woke up in the Gunnison, Colorado ER for the third time in just a few short months…I am an addict…for most of my life I was able to say no to the strange cravings that I didn’t understand…why couldn’t I just have a beer with my friends and be content…a few years ago I gave in to the cravings and it didn’t take long for them to completely devour me…as hard as I tried I couldn’t break free…I was a slave to my addiction…I lived in shame and self-pity…hurting just about everyone in my path…feeding my hatred for the man, husband, and father I had become…
July 14, 2018 I was completely broken…I had hit bottom…but GRACE was there…the grace found only in the unconditional love of Jesus Christ who gave Himself for me so that I can have forgiveness and life eternal…addiction is brokenness…addiction is my God shaped hole…if I ever try to fill it with anything other than my Savior I will find myself in the ER again…
I wrote that post on my 1 year sober date...
I am still an addict…it is still the thorn in my side…but I have filled my hole with the one who created me…I am forgiven…I am loved…and I am a child of the King…He directs my steps and shows me the path…He fills my cup…Goodnesses and mercy are always with me…I don’t need to go looking for someone or something to find meaning…
2 Corinthians 4:7
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
I have completed all my certification education and I am now a:
Certified Professional Recovery/Life Coach
I also hold certifications as a:
Clinical Trauma Specialist - Individual
Clinical Trauma Specialist- Family
And in April I will complete my certification education and receive:
Clinical Trauma Specialist - Addiction
Today I am starting a ministry for folks like me…people who are in ministry, or people who believe but just can’t seem to stop drinking or using, or people who have come to the end and know they need help...Claypot Restoration
Claypotrestoration@gmail.com
There is forgiveness, healing, freedom, and life in abundance!
Thanks for your time...don’t wait...don’t think you have to clean up before you reach out...just reach...
Coach