still on highligh of my forthcoming book "SIX REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TASTE ALCOHOL"

Reason 3: Alcohol Betrays

The Pattern -Alcohol promises loyalty: “I’ll make you happy, bold, accepted.” But it’s the first to leave you when trouble comes.

*Across All Stratas:*
*The Student: Friends cheered him while he was buying rounds. When he is sent home because he couldn't pay tuition fee, the very money he used to buy drinks for them, they all vanished.
*The Hustler:* Beer parlor “brothers” drank with him daily. When police came, nobody testified for him.
*The Executive:* Colleagues toasted with him at promotions. When scandal hit, they leaked the story.

Psalm 41:9 — _“Even my close friend… has lifted his heel against me.”_ Alcohol trains you to trust bottles more than people. Then bottles betray you through those same people.

*Why You Must Not Taste It:*
Anything that makes you dependent on it will eventually betray you. God says “I will never leave you.” Alcohol says “I’ll leave you at the hospital gate.” Choose who you trust.

*Reflection:* Who stood by you at your lowest? Was it a bottle or a person.