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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 7 years ago

Help! I feel so guilty and ashamed from previous night of drinking?

Im 23, and I love the Lord so I shouldnt even be getting drunk in the first place :(

But I got really drunk on whiskey with two of my friends and my sister last night at our cabin.

I blacked out for a part of it but I remember crying to them how I wish everyone would accept Jesus because I love them, and later feeling left out. That escalated. They were having so much fun without me and I felt sad because I hardly ever see my friends.

I packed up all my stuff and attempted to drive home which is over an hour away. I remember saying "I had my friends up to hang out with me not my sister!" Then they got my inside and put me to bed, thank God

Today I apologized to everyone and I dont ever want to get drunk again. Everyone was really nice about it and seemed to forget and told me how good it was to see me

I just cant help hating myself right now and could use encouragement. .

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    have you repented I expect so therefore don't hold onto what God has chosen not to remember. You have learned something your not very wise when drunk this is the very reason we are instructed not to get drunk self control takes a trip out of the window. So head up dust yourself down and shake off the unnecessary and unhelpful guilt trip Jesus does not require it the devil is messing with you.

    Lift foot put satan back where he belongs. Grace covers you He's called a wonderful Saviour for a reason. He understands us it can be difficult to fit in gain strength by talking to Him and reading the word read acts 2 and get a little drunk on the Holy Spirit/ Do you speak in tongues do you have that gift if not a good time to ask is right now and if you do exercise it to build yourself up. The gift of tongues is available to all it's not hierarchy and if it doesn't happen immediately or later it isn't judgement either it's usually a confidence issue. Know yourself greatly loved and totally forgiven.

  • Corey
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    They did right by you by preventing you from driving. You clearly can't hold your alcohol, get overly emotional, and make dangerous decisions. Being overly emotional might be embarrassing, but your friends were cool about it, so don't dwell on it. But don't drink so much if you turn into such a drama queen with silly baggage about people having fun without you.

    The reason you shouldn't be getting that drunk has nothing to do with "loving a lord". It's because heavy drinking is bad for your health, and it's dangerous to other people if you don't know not to drive when you've been drinking.

  • 7 years ago

    Look, everyone ends up over-indulging once in a while. Learn from your mistake. None of the whiney junk you said to your friends and your sister last night ought to be held against you. You said some heartfelt (if goofy and not necessarily rational) truths about how you feel. Your sister and your friends should be happy that you love them so much. That they need to "believe in Jesus" is kind of a non-sequitor, and might have offended one or more, but if they are real friends, believe me, they overlooked your drunken religiosity and took what you said about loving them to heart.

    You don't need to feel guilt, you just need to remember to drink in moderation, and avoid the hard stuff if you aren't used to it.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    See how your GOD makes you feel!!! Remember he drank wine!!! So do not waste your life try to please a child killer who hates women!!! Enjoy your life to the fullest because there is no hell and if there is, JESUS is there!! you might ask why? well here is a couple of bible quotes!!

    "Happy those who seize your children and smash them against a rock." (Psalm 137:9)

    "Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses." (1 Samuel 15:3)

    "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment."

    (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)

    Your drinking does not compare to god's sins!!!

    Now go enjoy your day!!

  • elijah
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    It is a shame what we as humans will do for friendship. Maybe you should just not drink so much if it does that to you or not drink at all. If they are really your friends they will still accept you for who you are and not for how much you can drink.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    That'll be the whisky. That is what I am like. And I'm an atheist without a sister.

  • you can get over this feeling of guilt with a few more drinks

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Perhaps if you stopped banging on about jesus, your friends would have some fun with you.

  • 7 years ago

    OK. Smoke some weed and you will get over it.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    romans 8.28 is for you. also go to settingcaptivesfree.com and take their course new wine. sidroth.org

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