Help For The Hopeless Addict
Tuesday July 3, 2018
Do I matter? Does anyone notice me? Does anyone care? These are questions we might ask, and that people who struggle with hardship and pain have asked for centuries. The longer we’ve struggled to overcome addiction and have faltered and failed, the harder it is to have hope.
The good news is, as long as we are living and breathing there is still hope, because God continues to invite us to a new life with Him. We may think that temptation is too much for us to handle but God says that if we come to Him, he will make a way of escape for us.
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. (1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT)
What is God’s way out?
Look to God for help and saving. Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other. (Isaiah 45:22 NLT)
Welcome the new perspective on life the Holy Spirit will show us. Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. (Ephesians 3:23 NLT)
Make our hearts available to hope: When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. (Psalm 94:19 NLT)
Spend time reading and learning God’s way: I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. (Psalm 119:11 NLT) Live in gratitude: Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. (Psalm 103:2-5a NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Just for today I will walk with you and surrender my will and life into Your care. My hope is based in Your power to strengthen me to face every challenge – those challenges I see in me and those that are evident in my circumstances. Thank you for a fresh opportunity to learn and grow in relationship with You. Thank You for caring for me. Amen
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