1Corinthians 8:13 "Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall." We are not to do things that will cause our brothers or sisters to fall. As a recovering alcoholic I want to be with people that are not big drinkers. I have been clean a while now but if I decide to start back up, I will be destroyed.
When I was drinking it was the most important thing in my life. At that time, if you would have asked me, I would have told you my kids and my job was most important to me, but truth is everything I did had something to do with the booze. I am so thankful the powerful gift of Jesus broke those chains for me!!! The people in my life that wanted to help me be sober, (especially in early sobriety) didn’t drink in front of me to help me not be tempted. My drinking buddies would still offer me alcohol and say something like,”just have one it won’t hurt you, just don’t have ten”. The people who loved me helped me by not drinking with me. Don’t do anything that will make your brother stumble. We can help each other stumble in many ways, we can complain, gossip, cheat lie. Our behaviors influence each other. Even if alcohol or sugar or……… is not a problem for you, don’t do it if it’ll make your brother stumble. This is a beautiful way to love our fellow man. 😇🙏❤️. Many people will want to complain about the election today. Our faith is in God not man!! Try to remind people of this truth, no matter what side of the political spectrum they are on.
