Relapse—- not mine

Today’s group counseling session was very tough. There’s a nice guy in my group named Jose that I’ve always related to. He’s a Police Officer, but we have many similarities. We’ve both been married 28 years, he has 3 children, and our time sober was about the same. One night in group I said since I quit drinking my wife commented that she could see the light in my eyes again. When I said this, Jose smiled and said his wife had told him the same thing. That was all a few weeks ago. Tonight, I learned that Jose relapsed. He said he went to the store for groceries and the next thing he knew he was drunk. This lasted for four days. I was really shaken to hear this and shocked that it happened so easily. I am very grateful for how God has blessed me and protected me. Jose’s experience is a reminder to me to put my trust in God and not to doubt Him.