He had finally worked up enough courage to ask for help. Mark (a pseudonym for the purposes of this story) had heard me speak at a biblical counseling conference on the topic of substance abuse. After listening to the lecture, Mark found me on the ACBC website and contacted me. He had been struggling with alcohol and getting drunk since college and now, as a man in his mid-30s, he was willing to admit that he had a serious drinking problem and to seek help.
The first time that we met, he had the smell of alcohol on his breath. I started the session as I always do, explaining that I have no special experience or expertise and that all I can offer is truth from Scripture. I then asked him to share his story and what he hoped to get out of the counseling experience.
As he began recounting his journey of using alcohol as his go-to comfort, and the toll that it had taken on his family, he also shared how he regularly lied to his wife about his drinking. I told him that I was proud of him for reaching out to me and for being honest
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