I know balance in Gods kingdom and in my life is important. I'm struggling with guilt on myself and by my local church because I like to drink wine. I feel like I've failed and I'm judged. I'm even harder on myself if I OVER drink. Is it ok to drink but wrong to get drunk? If so, please pray for me to be free from desire if alcohol.

Hi Carol. You are loved! Carol is it the desire for alcohol? Is it the desire to feel something better than the pain, frustration, unhappiness, or anxiety you experience when you are sober? Because in the case of the latter- that desire is not something to be fixed. It's the promise of God that you should experience joy....just without the dependence on anything other than what-rather, Who is within you and the joy that heaven takes in you. Sometimes its hard to access that. I struggle to access it and I tend to do harmful things like overeating or eating things that contribute to poor health. With warm greetings-

I also have a question around guilt. Is it the case that guilt is the fume of hell? Like is the righteous feeling or experience "conviction" but the guilt and shame are the fumes of the enemy's deceit? Or is guilt a godly response?

The 'guilt' is a jab to my performance. I know that much...I feel like I've failed God. Ultimately, I don't like the control it has on me, for example, 4pm comes around and I'm looking for my drink. I miss out on part of my life