Addiction is an inability to stop using a substance or engaging in behavior even though it may cause psychological or physical harm.
Proverbs 23:29-35 explains who tends to get into fights and arguments. Who gets hurt for no reason and has red, bloodshot eyes? People who stay out too late, drinking wine and staring into their strong drinks. So be careful with wine. It is pretty and red, sparkling in the cup. And it goes down so smoothly when you drink it. But in the end, it will bite like a snake. Wine will cause you to see strange things and to say things that make no sense. When you lie down, you will think you are on a rough sea and feel like you are at the top of the mast. You will say, “They hit me, but I never felt it. They beat me, but I don’t remember it. Now I can’t wake up. I need another drink.”
How to overcome Addiction?
Realizing that God is a source of unlimited power and love is the first step. He intends to have a close relationship with you and utilize His power in your life. Pray to God and ask Him to help you overcome your addiction.
In Psalm 40, 11-17 we see David’s prayer of both a request and a confession, asking God for mercy and protection while acknowledging the psalmist’s own sinfulness and vulnerability.
Lord, do not hide your mercy from me. Let your love and loyalty always protect me. Troubles have surrounded me. They are too many to count! My sins have caught me, and I cannot escape them. They are more than the hairs on my head. I have lost my courage. Please, Lord, rescue me! Lord, hurry and help me! People are trying to kill me. Please disappoint them. Humiliate them completely! They wanted to hurt me. Make them run away in shame! May those who make fun of me be too embarrassed to speak! But may those who come to you be glad and rejoice. May those who love being saved by you always be able to say, “Praise the Lord?” My Lord, I am only a poor, helpless man, but please pay attention to me. You are my helper, the one who can save me. My God, don’t be too late.
In Psalm 116: 1-7, God answers David’s prayers
I love the Lord for hearing me, for listening to my prayers. Yes, he paid attention to me, so I will always call him whenever I need help. Death’s ropes were around me. The grave was closing in on me. I was worried and afraid. Then I called on the Lord’s name. I said, “Lord, save me!” The Lord is good and merciful; our God is so kind. The Lord takes care of helpless people. I was without help, and he saved me. My soul, relax! The Lord is caring for you.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, explains
Don’t think of anyone as the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ as the world thought. But we don’t think that way now. When anyone is in Christ, it is a whole new world. The old things are gone; suddenly, everything is new! All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between himself and us. And God gave us the work of bringing people into peace with Him. I mean that God was in Christ, making peace between the world and him. In Christ, God did not hold people guilty for their sins. And he gave us this message of peace to tell people. So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is like God is calling to people through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God. Christ had no sin, but God made him become send so that in Christ we could be right with God.
Stop living the way you used to live. That old self becomes increasingly worse because people are fooled by the evil they want to do. You must be made new in your hearts and in your thinking. Be that new person who was made to be like God, truly good and pleasing to him (Ephesians 4:22-24).
