Trapped

An addiction is anything more than drugs and alcohol. Those are just symptoms of a much greater concern.  First off, you are trapped in a line of thinking that keeps you from realizing that you are ultimately in full control of your life. Secondly, you are blinded from seeing the potential in yourself. And thirdly, you are tricked into believing that there is nothing better than what you are trapped in.

But there is a fourth aspect to any addiction, that is the sin we are committing against God.  You see every addiction is the result of a battle of "Spirits & Principalities".  We are only pawns being used to get to God. It's really not our fight but we let be ours and take it very personally.  We can trap our self or be trapped by other people who do NOT have our best interests at heart.

1 Kings 8:50 And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;

Once we realize that we are being used by the evil one, then that addiction becomes a stupid waste of time and we are no longer trapped.

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Shame

If we only knew what we were doing every time we commit a sin.  If we could only understand that the things we do in the midst of an addiction, we will have to deal with at a later date. First it's stubbornness or total indifference, but later in life it is shame and regret.  If only we could turn back the hands of time and not do the things we now find shameful and regretful.

Romans 6:21, What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

For every action there is a reaction.  This is true in physics as well as social settings, and is sooo true with the Laws of God that we break when we are young and then find we have to clean up after ourself later in life. 

Everyone receives advice, but few profit from it, and the Bible is full of valuable advice.
 

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Transparency

Sometimes it means we are so unimportant that it makes us feel like people see through us to the more interesting & important things we are blocking from their view.

Sometimes its a slam against us with the accusation that we have no substance or realism to us or that we are worthless.

Sometimes it means that we are too open and too honest that we tell everything and neglect to protect ourself.

But you know, when you take the focus off our yourself and genuinely look for interesting things in others (no matter who they are), then being transparent on purpose really is rewarding, especially when you get to see them lite up because of your interest in them.

Prov 31:9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

You never know who is "Poor in spirit & needing affirmation".  

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Wronged

When we are wronged we can feel it to the core of our being with great emotional and psychological pain.  A turmoil of undisturbed emotions can erupt if we haven't dealt with them. Complacency and denial can help us cover over those painful happenings, unfortunately that usually opens us up to addiction.

Numbers 5-6; “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty ⁷ and must confess the sin they have committed.

The Bible is quite clear when is says that we are to deal with our junk.  We're supposed to take ownership for our own and hold others accountable for theirs.  It's interesting that it says "unfaithful to the Lord".  I guess that just confirms that whatever we do to others, we are also doing it to our maker.  Oops!!

As we are able to read this, it means that we still have time to deal with our junk!!

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False Teacher

Addictive behaviour always gives away a persons deepest desires!  Sometimes people claim to be Christian but the debris they hang onto pollutes whatever they try to convey.  Their mouth says one thing, but their actions scream "compulsive disorder".  You usually can't tell them anything to try to correct them, you will only be hated for it.  Sometimes the best thing to do is to wait it out.

Prov 14:29 - Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

Some however will thank you for your correction.  These are the ones who are finished with pride & self-preservation.  They have given their life to Christ and those things no longer control them.  That's how you tell one from the other.  Without knowing it, they have become a false teacher!!
 

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Speaking

When we cannot speak honestly to others, when we have to orchestrate scenarios for others because we don't have the courage to talk to them directly, we open ourself to demonic possession. A Christian cannot be possessed unless there is an element for a demon to hang onto; pride, greed, unforgiveness, fear, the law, judgement, etc. 

When a person is controlled by an evil spirit they display unusual behaviours that cause them to act out in selfish, condescending ways. There is no equilibrium in their thinking, they swing completely outward attacking others and on the defensive, or completely inward with self condemnation, avoidance, and defeat.


Leviticus 19:18  “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord".

 If we do that, then our focus is on the Lord's will and not centered on our self.  Then satan is helpless and defeated.

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Waiting

There's nothing more aggravating than waiting for something.  Waiting seems to be a cornerstone of our life here on earth. Very, very things come instantly, and if they do they are usually not what we expected in the long run.  Unless they are a gift from God; to which we have prayed for, or God has purposes more in line to touch someone else that we can't see.

There's also a bad time to wait too long, when you need to decide something that could be life-saving, like our life after death.  Do you know where you are going after you die?  Are you still sitting on the fence waiting for more information? There's a story in Matthew 25 that tells about 10 maidens waiting to meet the Bridegroom, 5 were wise and filled their lamps with oil and 5 were foolish and waited too long to get oil for their lamps.  Only the 5 wise prepared ones were allowed in.

Luke 17:24 tells us how Jesus returns; "As the lightning flashes across the sky and lights it up from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day".

There will be lots of Joy and Sorrow on that day and we have the option to choose which one right now!!

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