"ROCKBOTTOM"

WHEN I WAS LYING AND STEALING TO GET MONEY TO GET HIGH, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I LOST ALL OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS GETTING HIGH, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I LOST MY JOB, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I WAS HOMELESS, SLEEPING IN ABANDONED CARS, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I RODE THE SUBWAY  NIGHT AND DAY, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I WENT HUNGRY GETTING HIGH, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I WAS LIVING IN THE SHELTER, I WASN'T THERE.

WHEN I STOPPED GETTING HIGH THE LORD GOT ME A JOB.

WHEN I STARTED GETTING HIGH AGAIN, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WALKING, I KEPT GETTING HIGH, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN I WENT OUT ON DISABILITY, I KEPT GETTING HIGH, I WASN'T THERE.
WHEN MY WALKING GOT WORSE, I KEPT GETTING HIGH, I WASN'T THERE YET.

IN THE FALL OF 2004, IT HAD BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE I HAD SMOKED THAT FIRST JOINT
30 YEARS OF LIES, SECRETS; LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE, NO FRIENDS, NO WOMAN,
NO MONEY, NO KIDS, NO LEGACY. I WAS AT "ROCKBOTTOM" THEN IN JANUARY OF
2005, I MADE THE CHOICE FOR JESUS. THE LORD HAS KEPT ME DRUG FREE FOR 9 YRS.
                                                                                                    RONALD J LAMB