Sutter’s drinking habits
Sutter worships a God, he idolizes a God… but not the God
I’m thinking of…his God is alcohol. His flask never leaves his side
he confides in his flask
his flask is there in times of joy & sadness
he doesn’t make a decision without taking a swig of whisky.
Sutter put his salvation into his drinking. He did not find a savior in a man who died on the cross for him or the man who created him. Sutter like many other people in this world put all his happiness, hopes and dreams into a small flask filled with whisky.
Now when it comes to alcohol and Christianity many
Christians are split on the subject. I’ve met people who are completely against
drinking entirely or people who say… Jesus drank wine so I can too! Children who
grow up in the Church are taught right off the bat that alcohol=bad because
people in general don’t seem to grasp the simple concept of portion control
when it comes to alcohol.
In Priscilla Shirer’s book Discerning the Voice of God (The best book I’ve EVER read)… she talks about personal conviction.
Her examples are modesty and alcohol. Some Christians have a personal
conviction about drinking alcohol. They don’t look down on people who drink,
but they feel that it is not something they should partake in. Alcohol is not a
bad thing, but humans have abused its power and used it excessively.(what a surprise!)
Alcohol should be handled responsively and the
intention should not be to get wasted. Might I add that it does say in the
Bible to not get drunk and its mentioned more than once to get our attention!
ANYWHO back to the Sutterman!
In the book Sutter justified why he drank so much in order
to think that it was okay. He honestly did not see a fault in his drinking
habits. He started drinking at such a
young age that he didn’t see anything wrong with it.
Sutter was stuck in an endless cycle that he couldn’t seem
to escape and the thing is he didn’t want too. He felt content and comfortable
in his way of life. On the outside he had it all,
a job
girlfriend(s)
parties
alcohol
popularity
But put aside all the charisma and jokes and all you find is
emptiness. A hole that would never be fulfilled no matter how many 7ups you
drink. FYI that’s another thing Sutter does to disguise his underage drinking.
He puts alcohol into a 7up fountain drink. In the WAY back of his mind I think
he knew that his way of life wasn’t stable or in any way ideal.
Sutter had no motivation what so ever to live a sober life.
He depended on alcohol and weed on a daily basis just to keep him functioning.
Getting drunk or “entering the different stages of the buzz” as he says is a
way for Sutter to escape and live in the moment. This is obviously why he is so carefree.
If only he knew that by living in the moment 24/7 he actually missed monumental
events in his high school career. It seemed like Sutter was always entertaining
or carrying an ongoing joke. Also, I find it both hilarious and completely
odd that he referred to himself as God’s own drunk in the book. It’s almost as if Sutter found humor in his
brokenness.
For where your treasure is your heart will be also. –Matthew
6:21
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