UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

Jimmy  grew  up  in  Port  Louis,  the  capital  of  Mauritius.  He stated  drinking  at  age  of  sixteen  and  soon  began  getting  drunk  every  day.  Under  the  influence  of  alcohol,  he  often  lost  all  self-control  and  was  sent  to  prison  several  times.  Sometimes  he  drank  up  to  three  bottles  of  rum  and  smoked  sixty  cigarettes  in  one  day.  If  he  ran  out  of  money,  he  would  drink  alcohol  used  for  cleaning  windows.  When  someone  told  him  that  he  looked  like  a  living  corpse,  he  checked  himself  into  a  detoxification  center.  He  stayed  there  for  a  year  and  half,  but  it  really  did  not  help  him.  Eventually,  Jimmy  met  Jehovah’s  witnesses  and  accepted  a  Bible  study.  Occasionally,  he  would  leave  the  study  to  get  a  drink.  Over  time,  eight  brothers  studied  with  him.  Jimmy  eventually  realized  that  he  had  to  change  his  way  of  life.  One  day  while  reading  his  Bible  he  saw  proverbs  24:16.  That  was  a  turning  point  in  his  life.  Jimmy  was  determined  to  change  and  to  get  up  with  the  help  of  the  eighth  brother.  He  prayed  to  Jehovah  for  strength,  attended  congregation  meetings,  and  got  rid  of  his  bad  habits.  Jimmy  was  baptized  in  2003.  What  is  the  lesson  in  Jimmy’s  story?