Overcoming Addictions Requires Faith in God
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
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Addictions from alcohol abuse, drugs , sex , food , tobacco abuse are unfortunately rampant in our society today, as well as many developed societies around the globe including internet porn . You can-not turn on the TV, walk down the street sometimes without being bombarded by these societal evils This site is not about judging or condeming you or others who are abusers or who suffer from the effects of alcohol, drug addiction including how to
quit using marijuana
, or
sex addiction
by yourself or from the abusive effects of a loved one in your family. There are other addictions including overeating, excessive spending, and
gambling
which basically goes almost unnoticed in our scieties today. Addictions are any unwanted behavior that controls you. I am not going to list every single behavior other than to highlight the most common addictons that affect people. This site is about calling the facts the facts of these abusive behavors that are killing and destroying lives, familes and our communities that we all live in. My purpose is to provide you up to date, reliable and factualresources addressing these very dangerous habits from alcohol, drugs, and sex abuse . Hopefully, you will be empowered to rid your co-dependence upon these social issues, to hopefully regain and rehabilitate your life or the lives of loved ones-who need and can benefit from this invaluable information. I have witnessed first hand the ravaging effects that drugs, alcohol abuse and nicotine has on the physical body-and how it gradually destroys the mind and all cognitive reasoning. You can read my story about me here.
You Need God in Your Life and on Your Side
Apart from having the Lord God in your life, you cannot recover from your addictions. You will always be a slave to your addictive behaviors. Only through God-by his son Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, are you able to overcome your habits and addictions in your life. It doesn’t matter what your addictive behaviors are-God is the only way to overcome your addictive behaviors. Pray to God and ask him to help you. Read and study the bible. The bible is full of all the wisdom and advise you will ever need, study and read God’s word In helping you to overcome your addictive behaviors and in becoming the person that God wants you to be.
Connect with a Christian Support System Now you have God on your side-but you need a support system, or a group to help you. Connect with Christian support groups in your area, either through your local church, worshipping body, or in your local community. Your support group is vital for you in two ways: (A) This group has members that are also going through the same addictive struggles as you are, and can be instrumental in your eventual recovery. They can provide tremendous advise, counsel and prayer support for you as you struggle and grow through this difficult period in your life. (B) Secondly, they will help to hold you accountable to yourself and to God with your recovery in overcoming your addictive behaviors. If you fall down-they are there to assist by picking you up. You are not alone. There is power in prayer and in a support system that is praying for you and wanting you to succeed. Having a support group you will be empowered through faith, in overcoming your fears , and your failures. This will increase your motivation , your self-esteem , your self-discipline , and overall this will improve your self-improvement . You Need to First Recognize and ADMIT that you have a Problem You must take addiction seriously because 25% of Americans die as a result of substance abuse. The average alcoholic dies twenty-six years earlier than he or she would otherwise. According to Dr. Robert R. Perkinson, the clinical director of
Keystone Treatment Center:
450,000 of Americans die of smoking each year.
Any successful outcome of your ridding yourself of your drug and alcohol abuse first begins and ends with your admitting and recognizing that you have a serious problem and then seeking out drug and alcohol treatment programs that will best address your illness. There are many excellent programs that exist both on-line and off-line that address addiction such as: drug and alcohol recovery workbook . This is a self help guide that addresses alcohol and drug abuse illness that provides counseling and support. There are also the traditional AA programs that you can join and helplines such as: alcoholc and drug abuse .
Make the Commitment to Join and complete a Treatment Program that Will Address Your Dependence Needs You have to recognize that your habit is for life-it is a lifestyle change and commitment that you need to accept as part of your eventual recovery process. The majority of the failures in treatment facilities are from people who think they no longer need the program-guess what? It doesn’t work that way. You need to change your environment by changing some of your friends and associates that you associated with while doing drugs and alcohol. How can you ever break the habit and cycle of your dependent habits-by associating with the very people that have helped and supported you down this dark and dangerous road?
Remember: "The only Unfulfilled Goals in Your Life are the Ones you Never Attempt"
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