How to deal with addiction in life (Part 3 of 3) | The Old Path
Addictions have the potential of taking control of our lives if we are not careful. A lot of people have lost their lives due to one form of addiction or the other. Anything we can't control ourselves from doing makes us subject to it. Most of the time people who are involved in this desire to cut themselves off from these vices but they end up seeing themselves going down that lane over and over again.
The truth is that we cannot help ourselves. Our strength would fail us if we choose to depend on in in order to overcome. The first step into overcoming is realizing that we need help. Trying to overcome addiction by yourself is like self medication, it is risky and it likely to even worsen the situation. The best in seek out a doctor who is in the best position to help you.
When entangled in addictions, the best place to go to is the presence of God. God is in the better position to help us than ourselves. Most people who ended up terribly are those who deceived themselves thinking that they have the power to help themselves. But when we humble ourselves and surrender everything to God He takes the burdens off our shoulders.
Learning to depend on God will help us overcome any addiction we may see ourselves in. Where our strength fails or stops, that is where God's begins.
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Let us learn to term our flesh
We should avoid the pleasures of the flesh
You said it all
Let us all learn to always depend on God in time of our distress
Always listening to the words of God. And constantly doing his will.