“26…Still Addicted?” Blog #205
Have I reached a point where I can’t pretend anymore?
Do I feel like doors around me are slammed shut?
When the best of me is long forgotten, where to go now?
There is an amazing song by Lauren Daigle that pretty much sums up where I have been
in my own life:
“When the best of me is barely breathin’…when I’m not somebody I believe in…
HOLD ON TO ME.”
Who is she talking about? Only God. No one else. Faith in fickle for so many of us. Up
down, depending on moods, the day, good or bad. Maybe pray, maybe don’t. If I am
faithless, this suggests I don’t believe - period. Then if I am fickle as well, lots of darkness
enters into my world. A lack of consistency or reliability in not believing in God shows no
clear reason or justification, just turn my back on faith? Wow….almost sounds like go
back to school to learn how to believe in God…Right? Wrong…the simple reason PRAYER
WORKS is because in an instant, I do feel calm.
This instant I put my hands together and pray, “Help me HEAL MY HEART, JESUS.”
I FEEL SOMETHING CHANGE FOR THE GOOD. INSIDE FEELING SAFE, I AM OK. SUDDENLY A WIDER
PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IS GIVEN TO ME. I DON’T FEEL SO CLOSED IN. ESPECIALLY TRUE IS THIS, I SEE
TODAY AS ONE DAY I HAVE COMMAND OVER. I CAN FACE EVERYTHING ABOUT TODAY AND THAT
IS ALL I SEE NOW..
This past month I have witnessed at least three different kinds of addiction to overcome.
These three addictions I found in three different people. Totally nameless. The first person
struggles with addiction to food. For years and years, eating the wrong kinds of food and
too much food has brought on illness, pain and addiction. The second person I have
witnessed is a “Addicted Atheist”. A person who readily admits to being away from any
and all pretense about God and Jesus, refusing to learn about the man! This atheist is
“addicted to “Materialism”. Being in the world and of the world, convinced in NO belief in
Jesus Christ. A person so addicted to“materialistic atheism” that there is no room inside
the head or heart to find Jesus. The third person I talk about is addicted to self destruction,
thru drugs and self harm. This person is convinced they have found “escape on a daily
basis that can never bring peace. There is also an addiction of being attracted to
controlling people. A person may live with or be close to another person who is a
“complete controller”. Addicted to mental abuse from another is a hard addiction to stop.
Then of course, we have other addictions. There is gambling, sex, pornography, not
working, and the extreme in being a “workaholic” Still other people ignore the fact of how
much senseless, money is spent on “shopping”. These people shop “EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR
SOMETHING”. Therein labeled, “An addicted Shopaholic”. Then there are those addicted to
smoking, drinking, and of course the INTERNET and TikTok, Snap, Facebook and Instagram.
The average person spends minimum of SEVEN hours on the internet every day!
Internet Addiction is a pattern of behavior interrupting a healthy, daily good lifestyle. This
addiction grows Little by little. A person consumed with TikTok for example contacts other
people in dark areas of their life. Comments thrown out by complete strangers, and
instantly, lives are destroyed. Research shows the majority of young people rely on
RANDOM ADVICE FROM STRANGERS OVER THE INTERNET. This constant addictive behavior on
the internet disrupts ones education, causes failure to thrive and creates havoc as tension
rise in a persons world around them. Many TikTok users scroll through abusive comments
while listening to dark music videos and depending more and more on sick daily advice..
The best way to break any addiction is to ‘STOP COLD TURKEY’ and do the following:
BREAKING ADDICTIONS:
Believe in the fact MY BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD - I WILL NOT ABUSE IT.
(say this over and over throughout the day). TRUST JESUS HOLDS MY HAND.
Go outside and get physical exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
Seek help from a Spiritual Counselor on a weekly basis.
Put healthy food into my body morning, noon and night time.
Surround myself with healthy, God loving, HONEST people.
Give back to my community by volunteering where I am needed.
PRAY throughout the day and read uplifting spiritual words - 15 min. daily.
I KNOW NOW WHAT I MUST DO, CAN I PUT MY HANDS TOGETHER AND START?
NOW LISTEN TO SONG FOR TODAY - CLICK PLAY BUTTON IN VIDEO BELOW