Addiction is most commonly thought of in the realms of pornography or drugs/substance abuse. But there are so many other addictions, many which don't receive the same severity from users or onlookers. Tobacco, alcohol, drugs, food (eating), pornography, working, using computers/phones, exercising, shopping, pain (seeking), playing video games, and gambling, are a list of the major overarching addictions.
One can not overcome an addiction by having great amounts of will power or determination, but only once they focus on, and internalize the power of God can one see a possibility for freedom.
Psalm 103:2-5
"Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good."
Psalm 103:12
"As far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us."
Romans 6:22
"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and it's end, eternal life."
II Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
Galatians 5:1
"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."
Phillipians 3:13-14
"But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
I John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Write these out on an index card and keep them in places where you are apt to fall. On the fridge, or in your nightstand, taped to your car dashboard, or saved as a background photo on your phone or computer.
Sarah
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