I developed a drug problem at an early age. On Sunday mornings and Wednesday night I was drug to church. Every time the doors were open I was made to go.  Seriously I grew up going to church, but basically my family was just playing the game called church. It did have an impact on me though. When I was twelve I went to see the preacher, and he led me down the Roman’s Road.  Right then I accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord. I did real well up until I was sixteen when I got involved with the wrong crowd. I began to drink socially on the weekends and soon after it became daily. Not too long after that I began smoking pot occasionally. Then it became daily. Before I knew it my life was in a whirlwind that I could not get out of for the next ten years and was gradually getting worse and worse. I got married, and then we had our first child. I tried to quit the drinking and drugs on my own strength several times, but I could only last a few weeks at a time. Which now I might add had now escelated to pills, liquor, and cocaine. I tried anything I could get my hands on and even sold pot to finance my habits. I thought I had things under control but really and truly they were controlling me. At twenty-two I began going to church regularly with my wife, but my lifestyle did not change, nor did my problems. God was dealing with me , but I just kept on running from Him.