Relapse
Posted January 27, 2012
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The Bible tells us to confess our sins to God and to another person. I have done the first part and I want to be honest with myself and to those who read my post. I had a relapse a couple days ago and I wanted to inform you that I will be not be submitting any new posts and I am contemplating shutting down my site on February 1st. I know God has forgiven me as His Word says He does and it’s important that I get back up and start over. I don’t believe in being a fraud and remain doing the blog “Allowing Christ To Change My Life” when I have clearly sinned and have done the things I have been encouraging others to not do.
I want to extend a big thank you for all my readers and the incredible support and love that I have experienced since starting my blog. Perhaps I will start a different blog in the months to come, but at this point I will not make that decision. I have alot to work on and blogging must take a back burner. However, I WILL continue to read your blogs as it’s important that I stay connected to other Christians. Thanks again to all of you and I wish everyone the best.
51 Responses to "Relapse"

Dear Michael you were never a fraud but my heart grieved for you because I knew you felt insecure and I wanted to help but I felt perhaps I was not the right person at that time because of our other problems but I have thought of you many times, I’m sorry I hurt you it was never my intention.
I was addicted to gambling for many years but for 3 years I stayed strong with G.A but like you I relapsed, I felt I had failed greatly and let everyone down including God, my husband told me he no longer loved me and so I decided there was no point and was going to kill myself, those I knew would be better off without me but God rescued me, that was 14 years ago and I have been free of my addiction ever since then and I will always be, I know what they tell you at the meetings, that you never are but God is a God of the impossible and I’m not the only one who knows this to be true.
Michael I feel you are lonely and I know very well that feeling, many care for you and it’s not just words and God Loves you greatly too but he has more then just forgiven you He has set you free. He told me to come and visit you in a very strange way and then I found this post and so I understood why, you are not alone God is with you every second and I know you may not think so but I care very much for you and want to be a friend again but will understand if you don’t.
Christian Love Anne
I know this will be moderated so it can be delete, and it’s also private between us and God.

Thank you Anne. I appreciate the encouragment.



First, let me thank you for being such a testimony of the grace and work of God in a world that truly needs it. I am sorry to hear you relapsed; however, you have acknowledged and confessed your sin and so it has been forgiven by God – as far as the East is from the West. God remembers it no more. You are not a fraud in any sense of the word. You are an honest young woman who is trying to glorify God with your life as well as with your blog. Who better to write a blog? It is an oasis of truth and reality in the midst of so many blogs and sites where the preachers and teachers of the Word always portray themselves in the most positive light. How refreshing it would be if they would be as open and honest as you have been. You are loved and truly appreciated by me. Please prayerfully reconsider shutting down your blog. God has used you and can still use you and if you think not, just remember Abraham, who doubted God and also was a deceiver, Jacob who was a deceiver, Moses who murdered a man and tried to get out of doing God’s will be giving a number of lame excuses, King David who committed adultery, and then what about Peter who denied our Lord? One of the many,. many things I love about God’s Word is that we see the good, the bad and the ugly in the lives of his chosen people and despite their sin, he still used and uses them to this very day. Know that I am and will be praying for YOU! God bless and keep you. Amazed by his grace, Harold

Thank you so much. You’re encouragement and support are much appreciated.



Bless you! You are brave Michele and I am proud of you! One thing I have learned through CR is to catch a glimpse of the love our Heavenly Father must have for us…when others have relapsed there is something that brings out love in us like no other. I love your courage , I love your honesty, I love your heart that want’s to do what is right, I love the fact you are going to focus on your sobriety, I also love the fact that I know God is at work here and the next time you use your GIFT to write it will be exactly what His Spirit lays upon your heart. How’s that for a run on sentence and a lot of love??!! Many of us here have a lot of love for you and I pray for your healing and for you finding a local accountability group. I can tell you the accountability I have with my CR brothers is one piece that has helped keep me from taking (another) first drink these past four and half years. I look forward to hearing from you, hopefully, and know without a doubt that God always shines His light in our darkest places. Your story is still developing as is ALL of ours. I pray you can hit your knees each day to ask God to keep you sober and that you will find supernatural healing and blessings. This is a disease we have and not anything to be ashamed of. In fact, this is your testimony that one day will be a blessing to many others. Our LORD has strength that we do not have and love for us we can not understand. Love and hope to you my sister. He will show you the way. Count on me praying for you!


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My friend, just because you have had a relapse does not make you a fraud. It makes you human. Myself along with everyone else will respect your decision to shut your blog down, but please think about it. Your experiences, including your relapses can change someones life. God is using you. Sometimes you will fall and he is right there to pick you up. You and your blog has certainly made an inpact in my life and it will be sad to see you go. I pray that God will guide you to make the right choice. The inspiration that you are is bigger than what you realise.

February 11, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Dear Michelle,
I hope you will keep on with your blog. Your honesty is a refreshment, and your humility makes you a great candidate for God’s grace and mercy.
Tricia
February 24, 2012 at 4:52 am
Thank you Tricia 🙂