i need to learn to do what i need to do to avoid sin

"As for his recovery, his daily fight, he smiles.
"It's getting easier," he said. "As more time passes, it gets easier. I know the precautions I have to take to avoid certain situations. I know where I need to be. But there's always something that reminds me. It might be a smell or a taste."
The Rangers have given Hamilton a support system that includes his boyhood friend, Johnny Narron, who doles out money and escorts him to and from the ballpark.

Hamilton doesn't socialize with teammates if there's going to be alcohol. During a trip to San Francisco, he encountered several teammates in a steakhouse. He stopped by their table, said hello and returned to his hotel room. During trying times, he recites James 4:7, one of dozens of scriptures he says has helped.
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
"I've found if I remember Scripture, things go away," Hamilton said."