There are certain habits that can take hold of a person so great that the only relief is to do more and more to satisfy that habit. Substances such as liquor, drugs or tobacco can satisfy to such a degree that it takes only one time and the cravens are so intense that the only way out is just one more time. Physical yearnings that are not healthy can draw a person like the black hole in space that vacuums up everything it its path. People want out but their efforts have been unsuccessful.
A person can pray, fast, read the Bible and counsel hoping for an instant cure or relief enough to give a fighting chance but one thing is lacking. The thing most people forget is that the answer is at the cross. People try to do within themselves the things only God can do. There becomes a time when a heart to heart conversation in prayer to God through Jesus Christ is necessary. The first step is wanting to be out of bondage. The next step is to go to God in prayer with a truly sincere heart and He will hear and create a pathway to healing. The third step is to move forward in a relationship to Jesus Christ by studying the Bible and taking steps to join with others to spread the gospel. The harvest is great and the laborers are few. The ways of the world also indicate time is dangerously short and there is no moment to waste. It’s time to get busy about the Lord’s business.
Colossians 2:13-15 New Living Translation
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for He forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross.
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