Overcoming Addiction With God’s Help
By Angie Lewis
God is our refuge; our safe haven; our rock; He is our
everything! God helps us to climb mountains to our potential
that is in Him. Any potential without God is one that has not
yet reached a potential! As a matter of fact no other entity in
this world can help us to be all that we can be, except for our
Creator. He knows every intricate detail about our body, our
mind, and our soul. He knows what you are thinking every second
of the day.
God is our doctor; our father; our brother, our rescuer, and our
friend. How can God be so many things to us? Because He is our
Everything! Have you let God take hold of your hand and guide
you into His wonderful kingdom? Let God rescue you from the
grips of addiction.
God is our refuge and strength, an
ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though
the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the
sea. Though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake
with their surging.
Psalms 46:1-3
If you are battling with an addiction ask for God’s help in
overcoming it and He will provide. God knows exactly what you
are going through and He knows what you need! There has never
been a time in your life that God didn’t know what you need.
Therefore, reach out to God and allow Him to have power over the
addiction that is ravaging your body, mind, and soul. If you
continue to hold on tight to the addiction God will not take it
away from you – you have to want to give it to Him!
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my
deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my
shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2
When we pray and ask for God’s help in overcoming addiction,
sometimes nothing changes in our lives because somewhere in our
heart we just aren’t ready to give up the addiction yet – we are
afraid to lose our best friend. Is it because we have more faith
in the addiction than in God? Addiction deceives us and tells us
lies about our self that we believe. We believe that we are in
control of the addiction – we believe we feel better and look
better while intoxicated. Addiction eases the pain inside of us
and gives us a temporary “feel good” condition.
God wants you to trust in Him more than the addiction. He wants
you to trust Him with your life. Can you do that? God will
deliver you from addiction but you have to be willing to say
good-bye to it, and hand it over to God, and allow Him to go to
work in your life. God will do what He says! He will help us to
overcome our troubles, deal with them straight on, and live
productive happy lives. There is no fear when we have made God
number one in our lives. Absolutely no fear!
For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13
