"Devil, You Should Have Killed Me When You Had the Chance"

"The Other Side of Going Sober"

By Johnny J. Whitaker

The devil should have finished me when I was easy to finish. He did not.
This book is for the person holding a drink tonight who cannot see past tomorrow. It is also for anyone chained to alcohol, drugs, food, screens, sex, money, or anything else that took the wheel.

It is possible.
One step at a time.
One day at a time.
One refusal at a time.

Written from a Christian walk — not a program that makes your worst night your forever name. In Christ you can be a new creature.

The old man can die. Celebrate Recovery principles, Scripture, people-places-and-things, and honest worksheets are in these pages. So is a hard look at what addiction does to a family, the tragedies you do not get to undo, rock bottom, and the fight that gets louder around day 15 and day 18.


Johnny J. Whitaker tells how in 2011 he became a follower of Jesus, the desire for alcohol and tobacco was cut, and the enemy showed his hand. That was a miracle. Not everybody gets that overnight. If your body is hooked, talk to a doctor. Do not gamble with cold turkey to prove you are tough.



If he can do it, you can do it. Not because he is special. Because Jesus still saves people from themselves.



Dedicated to my kids: Brooke, Seth, and Xavier