I am impressed by Holy Spirit to write to those of you reading this who have fallen into despair. You are facing a seemingly hopeless situation from which there seems to be no way out.
Let me encourage you. There is a way out, and that way is Jesus Christ.
Now before you hit delete, please hear me out.
Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). Jesus is the Way out of every problem you will ever face, no matter how hopeless.
You may be on drugs--even hard drugs. You may be on the verge of divorce. You may have had an abortion. You may have killed someone, or stolen from your employer, or committed adultery. It doesn't matter what you have done or what has been done to you, Jesus is the way out of your pain.
Won't you turn to Him today and pour out your broken heart to Him? He is so ready to listen to you and to heal you. He will give you a new life. All you have to do is receive it by believing in Him.
Let today be the beginning of a new life for you. Let Jesus into your heart and let Him heal you.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Conquering Addiction
An addiction is a deceptive means of obtaining the love we needed but did not get in a healthful manner. Usually this love need was not met in our childhood. As a result, we learn to fill our need for love in ways that hurt us.
For example, a person addicted to food looks to food to fill his hunger for love. A person addicted to sex looks to sex to fill his hunger for love. A person addicted to drugs looks to drugs to fill his hunger for love. And on and on the list goes.
God has created us with a legitimate hunger for love. What we fail to realize is that He alone can ultimately satisfy that hunger for love so that we are no longer hungry. When we look to anything or anyone else to satisfy our love hunger more than we look to God to satisfy it, we end up feeling empty and hurting our hearts. We end up destroying our lives and our relationships.
If you are looking to a person, a practice, or a thing other than God to satisfy your need for love, stop now and turn around toward God. Ask Him to forgive you for looking elsewhere to satisfy the love hunger that only He can satisfy. Here is a simple prayer you can pray:
"Papa God, I come to You just as I am. Broken and empty inside. Despite all of my attempts to satisfy my need for hunger through (name your addiction), I now realize that I have been looking in the wrong places to fill that need. Only You can satisfy my hunger for love. I give you my broken, hurting heart. Take it and heal it with Your love. Jesus, come into my life. From now on, whenever I am tempted to look elsewhere to satisfy my love hunger, I will remember that addictions are empty promises, but You are my Well of Life. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen."
For example, a person addicted to food looks to food to fill his hunger for love. A person addicted to sex looks to sex to fill his hunger for love. A person addicted to drugs looks to drugs to fill his hunger for love. And on and on the list goes.
God has created us with a legitimate hunger for love. What we fail to realize is that He alone can ultimately satisfy that hunger for love so that we are no longer hungry. When we look to anything or anyone else to satisfy our love hunger more than we look to God to satisfy it, we end up feeling empty and hurting our hearts. We end up destroying our lives and our relationships.
If you are looking to a person, a practice, or a thing other than God to satisfy your need for love, stop now and turn around toward God. Ask Him to forgive you for looking elsewhere to satisfy the love hunger that only He can satisfy. Here is a simple prayer you can pray:
"Papa God, I come to You just as I am. Broken and empty inside. Despite all of my attempts to satisfy my need for hunger through (name your addiction), I now realize that I have been looking in the wrong places to fill that need. Only You can satisfy my hunger for love. I give you my broken, hurting heart. Take it and heal it with Your love. Jesus, come into my life. From now on, whenever I am tempted to look elsewhere to satisfy my love hunger, I will remember that addictions are empty promises, but You are my Well of Life. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen."
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