Are you struggling with addiction? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of people around the world are affected by addiction every day. But what can you do about it? How can you overcome addiction and get your life back on track? One option is to seek help from a higher power.
God can provide strength, support, and guidance for those who are willing to ask for it. With God’s help, you can overcome addiction and start living a healthier, happier life.
What Is Addiction?
Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Drug addiction is also a progressive illness – it gets worse over time requiring increasingly larger doses of drugs just to achieve the same effect. It can be accompanied by an increased tolerance to the substance, meaning that more and more is needed just to feel ‘normal’ – this leads to addiction becoming an expensive habit.
Who Is Affected By Addiction?
Anyone can be affected by addiction no matter what race, gender, or age they are. Addiction does not discriminate. It can affect anyone from all walks of life, whether you are rich or poor, from any race or culture.
What Causes Addiction?
Drug addiction is caused by the changes in the brain that occur when a person uses drugs – these changes affect a person’s self-control and ability to make healthy decisions. Neurotransmitters in the brain become imbalanced, which affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves. Over time, drug abuse can change the way the brain looks and works.
What Are The Signs Of Addiction?
For some people, drugs are so hard to resist that they become addicted quickly – but it can take years for a person to develop an immediate addiction. But anyone who uses regularly is at risk of becoming addicted over time. Some of the signs an individual may be addicted to drugs are:
- Loss of appetite and unhealthy weight loss
- Unable to control drug use despite negative consequences
- Withdrawal symptoms when not taking the substances
- Using or spending more time on drugs than intended or being unable to meet obligations at work, school, or home due to drug use
- Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from the effects of drugs
- Having cravings for certain substances or being unable to stop using them
How To Overcome Addiction With God’s Help?
It is never too late to find yourself again. No matter how deep you are into your addiction, God will help you overcome it.
Why? Because addiction has one main reason – weak faith in God that leads to insanity and makes us feel good about our bad habits.
The first step towards overcoming the addiction is finding out what caused you to fall into it. It may be poverty or feeling insecure; but usually, the cause is lack of faith in God and lack of determination to give up bad habits no matter what happens.
Many people are suffering from addiction nowadays. But there are more people who overcame their addictions with God’s help – here are some examples of changed lives:
Mikhail, a former alcoholic
How did Mikhail overcome his addiction to alcohol? He had been drinking heavily for 8 years. But one day he realized that his life was going in circles and it made him sick.
That’s when he decided not to turn back and asked God for help. He was sure that God heard his prayers and he decided to put all possible effort into being changed.
Mikhail stopped drinking, got a job in a construction site, earned good money, and looked after himself.
When Mikhail felt strong enough to overcome his addiction on his own, he started working in the church where they helped people who had problems similar to Mikhail’s. And now he helps others overcome their addictions.
What helped him? Mikhail says that faith in God changed his mind and soul so much that he had no desire for alcohol anymore. His faith grew stronger with time and made him a stronger person. Now Mikhail is happy that he overcame his addiction because it didn’t allow him to build a successful career and family.
Anna, a former drug addict
Anna used to be addicted to drugs when she was in college; she took it for studying better. But when the course was over, she still felt like taking drugs:
“It was like I became somebody else: I would study all night long and feel good about it. I was high for the first time in my life, and that’s why I wanted to feel like this all the time.”
That’s how Anna became an addict. When she got married, she saw how her husband suffered because of her addiction; but not until their daughter Alice fell ill did she decide to give up drugs at last.
“I had no desire to take drugs anymore. I thought about my daughter and realized that I needed to be there for her. That’s how I overcame my addiction.”
What helped Anna? She believes that it was God who helped her overcome the addiction because she understood that there were people who loved her and believed in her, God being the main one.
It took a lot of time and effort for Anna to overcome the addiction, but she did it with God’s help.
Now she is happy that she has become a different person: her husband supports her, they have another child, and Anna even started working in the church where people who suffer from drug addiction are helped by others who overcame the addiction themselves.
Drug Addiction Is A Growing Problem In Society.
According to some research, the use of drugs is more widespread than it has ever been.
Many people suffer from addictions to drugs and alcohol, and often their addictions take over their lives and cause them to lose everything: jobs, family members, money: you name it. Eventually, their health declines due to their lifestyle, and they often lose everything as I mentioned before.
God can help you overcome your addiction, no matter how deep you are into it or what caused it.
First of all, you have to want to get better.
You have to be ready for change.
The only person who can overcome any addiction is yourself. You are the one that has to fight against it every day and do what you need in order to recover. God will help you through it, but he can’t do it all for you.
You have to want this for yourself, and you have to be ready to turn your life around. There is no easy way out of the addiction.
Let God into your heart and begin to pray that he will give you strength each day during this time in your life. If you are willing, he will help you to overcome the addiction.
Jesus is the one who can set you free. He suffered a lot for us, and he wants everyone to come to him and ask for forgiveness.
This is the only way that God has blessed so many people with freedom from addiction: by his son, Jesus Christ.
If you turn to God for help, he will be there every step of the way through your recovery. He will give you strength, support, and love so that you have a better chance at living a sober life from here on out.
Call upon him when you feel weak and ask him to help you with your addiction. He will do it.
Here are 14 Tips On How To Overcome Addiction With God
1) Pray For God To Overcome Your Addiction
You cannot be the best version of yourself unless you are free from addictions. If you can’t overcome an addiction to drugs or alcohol, then pray to God for help. Ask Him to deliver you from the addiction and remove it from your life.
2) Give Your Addictions To God
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14
It shows a true commitment to God when you turn your addictions over to Him. Trust that He will free you from it and deliver you from the bondage of addiction. You don’t have to worry about what will happen or where you will end up; just give it to God and let Him do the rest.
3) Give Your Life To God
When you give your life to God, He can use you in ways that you never imagined possible.
You will become the person God wants you to be, and this includes overcoming addiction. Jesus died for us so that we could have a better life with Him – a life free from sin – and a life to be used for His glory.
4) Read The Word Of God Daily
The Bible tells us that the word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. When you read the words in this book, it causes a change to take place inside your heart and mind. The more time you spend with God’s word, the more you desire to be like Him and do His will in your life.
5) Surround Yourself With Christian Brothers And Sisters
When we surround ourselves with other believers, it helps us to grow and overcome addictions that we perceive as too difficult to conquer on our own. Together we can access wisdom and knowledge that comes from God. Surrounding yourself with Christians who are committed to overcoming addictions will help you get better and stronger until you find complete freedom from your addiction.
6) Utilize The Gifts God Has Given You
God has given each one of us a spiritual gift(s) in order to build up the body of Christ. He also has given us all unique talents and abilities that we can use in His service. When you find your gift(s) and put them to good use, it is a way of showing God how much you love Him. Also when we serve others with our gifts and talents, it gives us a sense of purpose and fulfillment in life.
7) Don’t Give Up On God
“For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end —it will not lie.” – Habakkuk 2:3
It can be extremely difficult to overcome addictions, but if you keep your faith in God, He will deliver you from it. It might take some time, but with God nothing is impossible. He is waiting to see if you are truly committed to overcoming your addiction, so don’t give up on Him when the process becomes difficult.
8) Keep Your Faith In God During The Struggle
When an addict begins to struggle with their addiction, it can be extremely difficult to resist temptation and keep your faith in God strong. It’s during this time that faith in God is truly tested, so if you slip up and give into temptation, don’t let it discourage you. Instead, get right back on your feet and continue fighting for freedom from addiction.
9) Be Patient With Yourself
It’s important to be patient with yourself when you are trying to overcome an addiction. If you slip up and give in to temptation, don’t let it discourage you. Instead, get right back on your feet and continue fighting for freedom from addiction.
10) Persevere In Prayer
When you bow before God in prayer, He will hear you out and answer your prayers according to His perfect will. Maybe the answer is no, but remember, God knows what is best for your life. He loves you more than you can ever imagine, so pray through your addiction with confidence that God will help you overcome it.
11) Ask For Help When You Need It
Sometimes asking for help from others can make all the difference when trying to overcome an addiction. We live in a world of imperfect people, and we all need help from each other at times. Ask for support from brothers and sisters who love you, and know that you aren’t alone in your struggle to overcome addiction.
12) Find A Christian Recovery Program To Help You Overcome Your Addiction
A recovery program based on the word of God can be extremely beneficial because it combines spiritual principles with support from people who understand your struggle. The more time you spend involved in a program, the quicker you will begin to see the fruit of your labor and find freedom from addiction.
13) Celebrate Your Victories Along The Way
Learn to take note of every small victory along the way as you battle against addiction. Get excited every time you resist temptation, because each victory makes future victories less difficult to achieve.
14) Remember That You Are Not Alone In Overcoming Your Addiction
God loves you more than you can imagine, and so does the body of Christ. God has equipped us to live victorious lives in Him through His word (the Bible), prayer, fellowship with other Christians, and His Holy Spirit. He will carry you through your struggle with addiction and help you find true freedom from it when you invite Him into the process.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
If you or someone near to you is struggling with an addiction, please know that God has the power to help you overcome it.
He is always available and desires to help us. Seek Him early and often for all the strength and wisdom you need as we battle against the enemy and his lies.
Our struggle is not in vain in Christ Jesus, so keep fighting and don’t give up on God.
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