Drugs,chemicals, and some ideas about them.
I know I struggle to be the best I can be for my Maker and Saviour a lot of the time, and fail in that respect often, but I DO try to do what is right.
I HAVE drawn some "bottom lines", some values, some boundaries. When I was very young I decided I would chose to be a lifelong non-drinker of alcohol.
I have taken this position for all my life so far, and intend continuing this way. This is because I dont need it,
and like Daniel, and John the Baptist in the Bible, I know I will function better without it. One of many other reasons is that athletes should avoid diuretics.
I have never tried illegal drugs,as I like to have control of the mental faculties God has blessed me with enough to think straight,
not to mention a host of other life degrading,destroying,mental health, and fast suicide characteristics. etc etc.
Obviously some drugs like caffeine,panadol,anaesthetic etc are useful in moderation, or one-off type situations(knee operation comes to mind). One example of my mindset/attitude/principles here is that often we are better off avoiding the panadol, and choosing a better option like a wet towel and/or some light exercise to alleviate a headache.
This lack of self-control is in my opinion one of the reasons why drunkenness is clearly sin against God.
Self-control is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, and while its one of the areas I can improve on, I do expect my best friends to show some.
This means that while I will tolerate moderate use of alcohol and/or cigarettes (tobacco only of course) in my friends, anything beyond that I have zero tolerance of.
I also think it is good to be responsible about, and considerate of others, about when one enjoys a drink or a smoke.
In a perfect world I think life is probably better without either of these. I always have had this kind of position/bottom line, and I wont be changing it.
I try to obey the laws of the land, which God calls us to do at all times (unless they clearly conflict with the Most High's authority).
I am anti-drugs, and while I will try and help others who are going on this self-destructive spiral,(which also harms others)
if they don't want to be helped to go in the right direction, there comes a point where the Jude 23 attitude applies.
Although I have my vices,faults,mistakes etc, I AM engaged in the struggle to improve my self-control to be the best I can be for the Maker.
I also hate candles! etc, and I am first a Christian, second an athlete.
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