Sobriety

This is a spoken piece I gave to my wife to celebrate her 3 years of being sober.

Sober

not affected by alcohol; not drunk. 

Serious, sensible, and solemn.  

Free from alcoholism; not habitually drinking.

3 years sober today! 

Hip, Hip, Hooray! 

... and remember this.

Eyes wide open, awake as can be,

 you used to feel numb, but thats history.

Sobriety is here your senses are keen.

Awake and Alive, your life has been revived, 

your clean.

Sobriety.  

What does this mean to me?

A friend who is here, who listens, who cares.

Its the story my wife tells of how she medicated the pain 

and how God saved her and put her on the road of recovery.

Sobriety is knowing that nothing has a hold on us! 

That God is greater than any substance or fear.

Sobriety is my Wife here and now, 

given a second chance. 

No secrets, 

just honesty. 

Wide open. Living life together.

Scripture uses the word "sober" when it says this:

 "For by the grace given me i say to every one of you. 

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, 

but rather think of yourself with sober judgement

 in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you"

-Romans 12:3...lowercase life!

We do not live as manic depressants live, 

but have lives that are sober.  

Manic being that of grandeur, defiant, and wildness. 

Depressed being alone, and paralyzed, angry. 

lowercase life is the perspective that God is greater and that this life is not about us.  

We are not Giants running around doing as we please, 

but we live sober lives in reverence to God.

This is lower case that we die to ourself and live in Christ. 

Passionate, sensible, risky, Holy, adventurous lives. 

Melanie! I love you!

-cameron