As I reach a year sober here in a couple days, a lot of life has been lived this year. It is kind of a lot to process. For 7 years my drinking over took my life and hid out in my room drinking from everyone. I would have never had the chance to travel to see my friends this past year if I had not been sober. Or have this new job. A fear I have is relapsing ever, I don’t want to loose the little life I have built over this past year. Also, how did God gift me with sobriety and not some others that I know lost their life? A lot going on in my head 
but grateful.
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A year is a good amount of time! Yeah, we don't have all the answers, but we can fully trust in Him (not everyone believes this, but I do) and give Him our fear. He's more than strong enough to handle it. Nice job, and thank you for sharing.
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Just passed 1 year here and it's a lot to process. You are onto something with how lucky we are. I have endless gratitude foe where I've ended up and it keeps me sober. Great to hear this today. 
happy for you!
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Maybe "god" didn't gift you anything because maybe there is no god. Perhaps you're just finally tired of the way things have been. Tired enough that you're doing something about it. And the "gift" is actually a paycheck, for putting in work to stay sober. You said it yourself "the life YOU have built over the last year". Thats amazing. YOU did that. Hard work, paying off. And you don't wanna lose it. Because you understand what it took to get it.
I don't know why humans over complicate things with trying to figure out a made up idea's mysterious motives for things.
Just hang out with sober people, call on sober people when you're feeling weird. No magic. Nothing mysterious. Just junkies and drunks helping junkies and drunks have better lives.
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The lord has he’s own plans for each of us, keeping our faith in his plan is all we can do and love him for what he does isn’t of trying to understand them.
Congratulations on your pre-year celebration to your sobriety, keep doing what you’ve done this far!
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Way to stay strong Rachel and congrats on your upcoming year! 
What an amazing thing sobriety is. Be grateful 
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The concept of God is different for everyone, but I see it as a way of offering up gratitude for what I have been given. The gratitude us to a higher power. It could be inside of a person or a cross on a wall. For me in sobriety especially I have become more aware of the higher power in each of us to deal with this and come through it stronger and better. For that I am thankful.
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The concept of God is nothing more than hope. And hope to me is the worst strategy. I prefer tangible tools in a toolbox to crossing my fingers and hoping I don't get a flat.
Congratulations!! Keep up the great work.
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Congratulations
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