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# My Desire
- URL: https://lisaromerodugal.com/blog/my-desire/
- Published: 2019-05-23T11:30:27.000Z
- Updated: 2019-05-23T11:30:27.000Z
- Author: Lisa Romero Dugal
- Tags: alcoholics anonymous, believe in yourself, faith, gratitude, hope, imagine believe achieve, inspiration, life with lisa, sober living, sobriety, to thine own self be true, #wordpress

Has God ever intervened on your behalf? If so, I'm sure you remember the details. *Life With Lisa* doesn't shy away from being vulnerable. On this thankful Thursday, I use this opportunity as a release for me and an opportunity to help others.

*Twenty Six* years ago, on May 22, 1993, God did for me what I could not do for myself. He intervened on my behalf, and I made a phone call that changed the course of my life. A phone call that I will forever be grateful for. It was made during a blackout, and this was the first time I could not piece together the events of the previous night.

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What I **DO** remember is calling my husband’s aunt asking for help. What’s unusual about this? It was the first time I had ever called her during the several years I knew her. This special lady also ran the detox & rehab unit at the local hospital. I was introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous (who, me?) and taken to my first meeting. The fellowship began and I was introduced to a whole new way of living.

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My sobriety date was **May 23, 1993.** Today I am *not* celebrating 26 years of continuous sobriety. I relapsed after **17** **years**, and have been sober since **July 15, 2013.**

Today my **desire** to stay sober is stronger than my desire to drink. Thank God!

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On this thankful Thursday, my heart is filled with gratitude for making that phone call. God was doing for me, what I could not do for myself on that evening in May of 1993\. I find God is challenging me so I too can be on the receiving end of a phone call.

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***Imagine*** with all your mind \~ ***Believe*** with all your heart \~ ***Achieve*** with all your might

*Life With Lisa* 💕

## From the Life With Lisa years

9 comments, as they were left on lifewithlisa.org.

1. **LA** May 23, 2019  
💗💗good for you!!

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 23, 2019  
  Thank you 😊
2. **lillyevechristie** May 23, 2019  
Isn't that amazing! You should be darned proud. I see Gods interventions all the time, ordinary miracles are all around. x

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 23, 2019  
  Thank you!!! God never ceases to amaze me 🙏🏼
3. **Wavely** May 23, 2019  
❤️😘
4. **finney53** May 27, 2019  
Amazing story! Love it! You are a miracle! I cut and pasted 2 of your pics... but for the grace of God and you’re never alone!! Where did you find those?

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 27, 2019  
  Thank you so much!!! Found on the internet
5. **bigskybuckeye** May 30, 2019  
God is always present, and when we really need him, He brings some type of resolution into our lives. May you continue to walk with the Lord as He sincerely wants the best for you Lisa. Thank you for sharing your personal journey.

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 30, 2019  
  Thank you so much! I appreciate your words of wisdom. God never fails, we just need faith 😊