Few topics resonate as powerfully as the warnings against the dangers of idolatry found in the Bible. From the Old Testament to the New, the scriptures deliver profound insights into the perils of placing anything above the one true God. Understanding Idolatry Idolatry, in its essence, is the act of worshiping or prioritizing anything other than God. It extends beyond […]
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I stop relapsing?” Or if you’re currently trapped in the unrelenting relapse then get clean for a while-cycle, pay close attention to what I am about to tell you
I may not know you, and you may not know me, but I’m sure by the end of this letter you will obtain a greater understanding of who I am. Perhaps you will find that though we are perfect strangers, there is some common ground which we stand upon.
It seems like a lifetime ago when I think back to the person I used to be. Whenever I talk or write about my life before coming to Christ, I feel like I’m telling someone else’s story. Because of the stark contrast in who I was to who I am in Christ is mind-blowing. Each day I notice areas in my life and in my character that are growing and aligning with whom God wants me to be.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted much of the world, including adequate care and treatment for people struggling with substance abuse. As a result, treatment programs and facilities cannot tend to their patients as they usually would. Usual protocols are being replaced with a less than comparable compromise between continued treatment and the absence of it altogether.
Consider all of your greatest fears, that will be the material that is used for your tailored nightmares. Scenarios of losing loved ones along with making mistakes that can’t be undone play like a movie in your mind. Your body and mind desperately want to escape the withdrawal and the strongholds of addiction are aware of this. Persuading you to give up and give in through dreams of walking into a room to discover a heaping pile of free drugs, the one thing that can stop all the suffering. Contentment is finally reached as you experience the relief of “getting right,” only to wake up to discover it was all a sick joke. These were the moments when I often quit, looking back I clearly see the demonic influence behind it.
It seems like a lifetime ago that I was leading the life of an opiate addict. My life revolved around figuring out ways to keep the anguish of withdrawal at bay. During my addiction, I convinced myself of all the ways sobriety would absolutely suck. I had this idea in my mind that sobriety meant agreeing to live a life that was unexciting and uninteresting; Therefore, it meant being miserable. I am pretty sure that every addict has their own warped interpretation of what sober living means to them and I was no exception to the rule.
If someone you know and love is battling addiction, and you are finding it challenging to have faith that God will turn the situation around. Take a moment to read about how that same God made a way for his people when it seemed like all hope was lost.
How did the choice of self medicating lead to my heroin addiction? It all started with a desperate attempt and last-ditch effort to escape what I could not handle. The persistence of my clinical depression and bipolar disorder completely hijacked my life. I sought professional help, antidepressants, therapy and all the self-help books I could stomach. Year after year, it […]