<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW78264887 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt;"Lord, please remove this desire to drink.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW78264887 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW78264887 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt;Karisa Rogers believed in God. She even liked telling people about Jesus. But alcohol still had a grip on her life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW78264887 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW78264887 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt;What began &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt;as a way to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW78264887 BCX0"&gt; fit in eventually became a way to cope with heartbreak and family pain. After years of struggle, Karisa reached the end of herself and prayed a simple prayer: "Lord, please remove this desire to drink." In this Unfolding Short Story, Karisa shares how God met her in that moment and how her life has been transformed ever since.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW78264887 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Unfolding

Meridith Foster

Karisa Rogers: "Lord, please remove this desire to drink." | Unfolding Short Stories

MAR 17, 20269 MIN
The Unfolding

Karisa Rogers: "Lord, please remove this desire to drink." | Unfolding Short Stories

MAR 17, 20269 MIN

Description

"Lord, please remove this desire to drink." Karisa Rogers believed in God. She even liked telling people about Jesus. But alcohol still had a grip on her life. What began as a way to fit in eventually became a way to cope with heartbreak and family pain. After years of struggle, Karisa reached the end of herself and prayed a simple prayer: "Lord, please remove this desire to drink." In this Unfolding Short Story, Karisa shares how God met her in that moment and how her life has been transformed ever since.