Down the Drain: The Pouring out of Spirits

Before I received Jesus as my LORD and Savior, I was doing things my own way and living for myself; in a state of brokenness, lost and hurt.

As I drove from North Minneapolis to Eagan, I remember thinking to myself, I can’t wait until I get home to eat dinner and have a drink. I had a long day of teaching and really needed to relax. My feet and head hurt badly and both were throbbing. However, the drive from North Minneapolis to Eagan was about 40 minutes depending on the time of the day and traffic. It was around 4:00, so the traffic wasn’t too bad and boy was I glad. The closer I got to my house on Vermillion Court Drive, the more excited I became. All of a sudden, I was driving around the curved road, almost to my house and I felt in my spirit a directive from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit had convicted me and told me to take all of my alcohol out of the kitchen cabinets and pour the contents of the bottle down the drain. I wasn’t sure that I had heard correctly, but then I felt a small nudge again. Was the Holy Spirit really telling me to pour all of my liquor down the drain? I just spent over $40 at Wine and Spirits purchasing some of it the day before; what a waste of money. There was a battle within me and at this point, I needed to make a decision. Was I going to be obedient or disobedient? I pulled my burgundy 1992 Honda Civic into the garage, walked into the house, hung up my black winter coat and proceeded to the kitchen. I opened the kitchen cabinets and the refrigerator and pulled out the bottles of liquor one by one and set them on the kitchen counter. With tears streaming down my face and sadness in my heart, I walked to the sink and poured each one of the bottles down the drain. I cried out to God as the tears continued to flow, non-stop down the cheeks of my face. My eyes were now red and mucus and tears were flowing down my lips. I finally finished pouring out the Malibu, Gin, Vodka, Kahlua, Rum, Reunite’ and Alize’ and suddenly felt peace in my spirit. I was glad that the Holy Spirit had convicted me and that I was obedient to His prompting. At that point, a sense of freedom had come over me. God Moment Lesson: Freedom The Blessing: He is a deliver. Spiritual Affirmation: God is strong and mighty. He can break chains.

It wasn't until I accepted Jesus Christ as my LORD and personal Savior that I found my identity, value, worth and significance.

Since accepting Christ into my life, I have seen the transformative power of the Holy Spirit work in my life and have begun to see things through his eyes/His perspective. My personal relationship with Jesus is growing sweeter and sweeter each day as I am being healed from past hurts and wounds. I am so grateful for the relationship that we have and that even in the smallest moments in my life, He speaks to me.

My God is a deliverer.

Accepting Jesus Christ on May 18, 1998 at Pilgrim Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota was the best decision that I have ever made in my life. I love the relationship that we have and yearn to hear Him say, "Well done my good and faithful daughter, well done!