Worthy

When we think of ourself as less than others, or just unworthy, then we are calling God a liar.  The Bible tells us that we are the image of God and that we are blessed with a uniqueness all our own??

Sooo... if thats true, then how can we be both His image and individually unique?  Complicated question!!  If we do not possess His image, then we are falible and if we don't view ourself as unique, then we are disposable.  See how easy it is to believe that we are unworthy?  STOP IT!!

We need to stop connecting the bad things that we choose to do and stop listening to others tell us how bad we are, and separate that with who we really are in God's eyes.  God doesn't make mistakes; so stop your addiction for one minute and absorbe His love and believe you are worthy, but you're just making a mistake right now!!  We can choose to change that!!

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Disappointment

If all we do in life is seek pleasure and enjoyment, then we are susceptible to addictive behaviors.  Why?  Because we don't know how to handle disappointment, let-down, failure, and being denied!  By only seeking pleasure we trian ourselves to run from hurt, and when it hurts too bad then we may need a little something to help us through that negative time.  This becomes a really bad habit over time and part of our lifestyle.

We need to look at every situation in life as a "happening".  If we don't try to make sense of the bad times then we will try to cover it over with something that makes us feel pleasant.  Do that once and it's a temporary remedy to help us learn from this bad time, but do that everytime and it is a full blown addiction.

We have to learn that disappointment is an opportunity to expand our thinking, not to think we need something to help us through it.

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Spiritual Addiction

Happens when we are disconnected from God.  We place other things higher than God, fooling ourself into believing modified doctrines.  Pining after someone or thing, lusting after money, our entire focus is directed on how to get it that we wind up ignoring God, so we build an idol that is no smarter than us.

So believe it or not, ALL addictions are spiritual.  When we step out of the protective cover of God's grace then we are open to every evil intention that is designed to convince us to believe religious topics and facts instead of relying on God's grace.  Our thoughts become the idol in our mind, because we refuse to search it out in God's word.  We give control of our life to . . ."something". . .  in the darkness.

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Excuses

It's either truth or disobedience!  But if it's the truth whether good or bad, then why do we try to hide it?  If it's disobedience then why not tell the truth about it?  Excuses are simply a way to avoid blame, getting caught, or being found out.  Nobody likes shame.  It's a grandious attempt to paint the rotten boards in our life, to cover the mould with a fresh look, or to pretty-up the putrid stink we seem to like!  That's all sin is; the rotten, mouldy stench that we cover up, repeatedly.  We try bandaid after bandaid approach until we finally see how dumb we look building fantastic excuses, all to simply avoid the truth.

The better approach is to say, "I'm done with this in my life.  I need to change"!  Instead of dreaming up the best excuse, try confessing it to someone and giving it to Jesus!

Grumbling

^{Ecc 7:21} Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—
²² for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

Grumbling leads to discord and separation.  Our demeanor changes when we have something on our mind.  It removes trust and irritates acquaintances.  It purses peoples lips and hardens their hearts.  They seek revenge and find joy in the destruction of others.

The better side of this is to not pay attention to those who grumble and spread rumors, because we do not know the condition of that persons heart, nor do we know the truth.  One thing we can be sure of is that the story will stop simply by us not repeating it, if we allow it.  Of course that means forgiving all transgressions!!  Remember: "what you release on earth, will be released in Heaven".

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People Pleasing

When you try to make everyone around you happy, then you have no time for yourself.  Don't mix this up with your employer or government services, because making those people happy can create incredible benefits for you, but that usually includes "just following the rules".

This version is when someone is angry with us, or we crave something or someone more than we care about ourself.  It's when we put ourself in danger, lie, cheat, have an eating or sexual disorder, put ourself down, to say "YES" when we don't mean it, or are cruel to others, all this just to make someone else happy with us. We crave their accolades, and we feel bad because we can't get them from anyone else.  We don't mind being manipulated through evil intent, lowering our own standards!!  This opens us up to addictive behaviors.

Self-help groups like Celebrate Recovery & Life's Healing Choices teach us that it's okay to fail, to disappoint people, to say "NO", and if we focus on the Lord we will receive the power and acceptance from Him, so necessary to be free.

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Repertoire

A complete list of skills, dramas, or devices, the dictionary says.  We all have a repertoire, some of it good, some of it bad.  We rely on it to get by and we are continually updating it.  It gets us wonderful opportunities, gives us satisfaction of a job well done, helps build confidence in us.  That is only if our motives are clean and our thinking is clear and honest.

Sometimes it gets us out of trouble and we "whew" past a close call when we've been a little bit dishonest.  Other times it leads us down dark paths when we can't say no to bad thoughts, avoid troublesome people, or see other better ways to live life.  It can be very bleak and dishonest as well! 

The Bible talks about repertoire clearly; "out of your mouth comes what's in your heart".

Self-help groups like Celebrate Recovery & Life's Healing Choices give us views of other peoples repertoires and shows us how to imitate them.

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