THEME: DEALING WITH ADDICTION
Today we’re going to start with the first treatment of addiction! I call it the first because it is a step to total freedom!
I will be putting together tonight from the biblical perspective, psychological and my personal counselling session with people on breaking free from addiction!
Addiction does not have to be something very big. It can be as simple as someone playing with a tip of his/her clothes!
The first solution is from the book of John 10:10. It is called the INNER HEALING!
Every addiction will steal, kill and definitely destroy! Every addiction leads to destruction.
That is why it is time to break free. Do not manage it.
The reason one is addicted is for it to eventually destroy the person but it doesn’t come as destruction; it first come by stealing your joy to destruction!
- Seek inner healing by accepting the fact that you are addicted to it. When it comes to addiction, acceptance is number one.
- Search for the root of the addiction. Ask yourself: HOW DID I GET ADDICTED TO THIS HABIT?
- Begin to seek possible solutions. Psychology says you can use replacement but when you’re using a replacement, the tendency to get addicted to replacement is high! The way out is seek inner healing then work on your mind.
- Work on your mind.
- Learn how to lean on the grace of God.
Inner healing means your body responding to your mind and spirit.
Addiction is in your soul, it takes over your body and your spirit in it!
So many times your mind argues with you. it keeps negotiating with you not to let go of addiction. Once this happen, begin to speak to yourself! No wonder the bible says, we should speak to ourselves psalms and hymns!
The vessel here is your soul, inner spirit and emotions agreeing with your mind that you can be free from the addiction.
This is where you need to now exercise your faith and make sure your faith is active because of your faith is not active you cannot exercise authority over your mind and emotions.
The stages of healing include:
Primary’s Healing
Secondary Healing
Tertiary
PRIMARY HEALING:
When it comes to primary healing, it comes with falling and rising.
Consciously engage in the use of prayer and the word! you must fight it. That’s why the bible said you must fight the good fight of faith!
You ensure to let go of bad memories!
Healing occur when you can integrate the forces that will bring your wholeness! Bringing your body to the state the Lord create it!
The law of the spirit is the law that set us free and that is why I believe all can be free from addiction!
Never get to a juncture in your life where you will say “God can no longer forgive me!” Always return to God. Confess, repent, forgive and don’t stay in regret!
For inner Healing, get a positive visual picture of yourself! Imagine yourself in your best state!
Do you know someone can be addicted to pillow? That when you sleep you have to cuddle the pillow? Addiction!
It doesn’t matter how you got to the level of what you’re addicted to, God is ready to always forgive!
Just, accept that you’re addicted to it, forgive yourself and return to God!
In summary, the stages of primary healing involve:
True repentance
Acceptance
Forgiveness. That is, Forgiving yourself
SECONDARY HEALING:
Visualize yourself in a relaxes mode. Positive visualization! Keep your mind off tension!
Listen to soothing music. Comforting songs that do not remind you of the past!
Cut out unhealthy foods. Many do not know that food that propel a man to misbehave. Paul the apostle said if meat will make his brother to stubble, he will not eat meat again! It means that inasmuch meat is good it causes him or others to stubble, cut it off. Some are addicted to a kind food! It is the love for food that makes people not to be able to fast!
How about taking a long walk refreshing or or find a cool environment to think about the goodness of God!
Gardening: Go to a garden and plant. Did you know in far Asia and some part of America, some are not prone to hypertension because of gardening! Gardening helps people have a relaxed mind and ease one of tension! Gardening helps out!
TERTIARY HEALING
It is the Biblical Step To Healing.
Cleanse your mind with God’s word! Find a word that will cleanse you from addiction. Make it a replacement. 1John 1:19.
The Bible is so comprehensive that whatever you are looking for is there.
The Bible says he sent His word and it delivers them from destruction!
Get yourself involved in consistent prayers. Revive your prayer life! Purge yourself from anger, pride, self-pity, resentment, lack of forgivenesss, etc.
Keep praying for yourself, for your deliverance!
Protect your heart! Once you’re delivered from addiction, your heart is like a new baby so you have to protect your heart! And try your possible best to stay away. Because healing takes time, especially emotional healing. You have to keep working on yourself!
Renew your mind. The Bible says we should renew our mind through God’s words. Constantly renew your mind. Romans 12:1-2
Life is not static. It must be line upon line, precept upon precept! Isaiah 28:10
INSTRUMENT FOR RENEWAL
Monitor yourself! Be vigilant 1st peter 5:8. Fight anything that wants to take you back to what you broke free from! Runaway from it! 1Thessalonians 5:22-24
Let God take the addictions from you because it is He that does it.
You may ask, Can I be free from all addictions? Yes you can! You can be free from all addictions!
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