Welcome, fellow travelers, to part five of my "origin story": in it, we continue our journey through your humble hosts origins and I share a bit more about the experiences that God has used (and is using) to mold me into the man He has called me to be. We also dive into some methods that those who may be struggling with addiction can implement into order to begin taking intentional steps toward something different.
Here are the three steps that I, myself, used and continue to use to break the chains of addiction and to maintain my daily reprieve from such:
1. Prayer- Here is the prayer I shared in this episode and I strongly urge you to try out:
“God, please, set me free!
Set me free from the chains of addiction: empower me against
this spirit of addiction that afflicts me and make me new in you, in your son, Jesus.
Pour into me to overflow and put blinders on me such that I
do not stray to the right or left, do not succumb the temptations of the devil,
but and empowered to flee from them in all their forms.
Please, my friends, pray this prayer every day, even multiple times a day.
2. Action- Start taking just one intentional action to begin moving toward something different. It could be:
Reading your Bible at a regular time (Bible Gateway, Bible Gateway App for Android, Bible Gateway App for iPhone)
Attending church (My Church)
Attending any manner of support group (NA, AA Meeting Guide, _A, etc.)
Etc.3. Obedience- Obey God and trust that He knows and wants what is best for you. Obey the greatest and all encompassing commandment, found in the book of Mark (12:29-31) and included below:
“The most important one”… “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the
Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The
second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment
greater than these.”
Are you struggling with addiction? Please, don't believe the lie of the devil that you have to do this alone! Recovery is a team sport. You can reach out to the SAMHSA National Helpline online or call them at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). You can find all our social accounts linked here and please, don't hesitate to reach out. You may contact us on Instagram at WickOnAir, on Facebook at The Wick Method or email us at [email protected]. I know that together, we can continue to break the chains of addiction and overcome this horrific oppression of the devil. And please remember that I am in no way a licensed professional, I am just a guy who cares and wants us all to be set free, in Jesus. Period.
Please, friends: Pray. Listen. Pray. Consider- meditate on what you hear and how you, too, can break free- in Christ- from the shackles of sin and fear that have bound us for so long!
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