Drop the Rock

This morning I went to an AA meeting and I kept hearing the term “drop the rock”. Immediately my drug addict mind goes right to think they have to be talking about the crack rock, right? I was well versed at smoking crack but the only place I knew where to drop the rock on was my pipe. Thank GOD those days are over. So I did some research and now when I hear this expression, I can relate it to a very meaningful story. Let me share it with you:

According to Hazeldenbettyford.org:

Drop the Rock is a story about a group of Twelve Step members who set sail on a ship named Recovery, sailing across the Sea of Life toward the Island of Serenity. As the story is told, soon after the boat pulls away from the dock, its passengers realize some of their friends from AA are missing.

Sure enough, their friend Mary comes running down the street and onto the dock, racing toward the boat. The people on board cheer her on. “You can do it!” they shout. Mary dives into the water and swims for the boat as fast as she can. But as she nears the boat, she slows and struggles to stay afloat. Everyone on board can see why: a heavy rock is hanging from a snarl of strings around Mary’s neck. “Drop the rock!” they all shout. “Let go! Drop the rock!”

Treading water, Mary looks down at the rock. It contains all her fears, resentments, self-pity, anger and other character defects, and they’re weighing her down. She also realizes that if she doesn’t let go, she will likely drown.

She tears off the strings, pulls the rock away from her body, and lets it sink into the ocean. Freed of the dead weight, Mary swims the rest of the way toward the boat. And she climbs aboard, exhausted but safe in the good company of friends who are on the same journey as her.

I dropped my rock and stepped into my new life with God. For once, I am no longer ashamed to be an addict. I’m not hiding it anymore and I’m turning my life into my testimony. Life is not a dress rehearsal. I gave my rock to Jesus and this is what GOD gave me:

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” 

Isaiah 41:10

When I put my trust in God, who is ALL LOVING AND FORGIVING, he takes my darkest moments and turns them into my brightest opportunities. If He does it for me, he WILL do it for you.