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No joke. You need no help. You can help yourself. A lot of christian I know blame the devil when they sin. "They devil temps me" "Why Lord? Why the devil make me sin?", "It is the devil's fault, if it wasn't for him I won't sin". God will only tell those wolfs, "you let him in your life".Angel said:I am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
and if I am simply Lazarus the beggar?davidnelson said:No joke. You need no help. You can help yourself. A lot of christian I know blame the devil when they sin. "They devil temps me" "Why Lord? Why the devil make me sin?", "It is the devil's fault, if it wasn't for him I won't sin". God will only tell those wolfs, "you let him in your life".
Look at Lazarus' character. Are you willing to repent? If you love God do you love what God hates?Angel said:and if I am simply Lazarus the beggar?
I just have a little bad luck is all.davidnelson said:Look at Lazarus' character. Are you willing to repent? If you love God do you love what God hates?
You help yourself by acknowledging God, repeat have faith. Take up the cross and crucifying the flesh. If you wish to come to Jesus, you must deny yourself.
I am addicted to smoking, coffee, and the internet. I figured I must have an addictive personality also.Angel said:I am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
you need the rosaryAngel said:I am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
Hi Angel! I struggle with sugar addiction. I think the struggle will go on while I'm breathing...it's hard. But I think the only wrong thing to do is to give up and give in to these things. I'm not sure if you are a Christian or not, but I think the closer we come to God, the less the things of this world drag on us. So, when I'm struggling with being overwhelmed by the world, spending time in prayer and reading the bible really help. Listening to Christian music helps too.Angel said:I am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
The best book by far, for anyone who is able to cook for themselves; is From the First Bite; A Complete Guide to Recovery From Food Addiction. by Kay Sheppard MA. This book provides everything you need to get off sugar in all of its forms. She has a yahoo group online and a Facebook page as well for support and you can probably find a Recovery from food addiction (RFA) group near you as well for even more support.Hi Angel! I struggle with sugar addiction. I think the struggle will go on while I'm breathing...it's hard. But I think the only wrong thing to do is to give up and give in to these things. I'm not sure if you are a Christian or not, but I think the closer we come to God, the less the things of this world drag on us. So, when I'm struggling with being overwhelmed by the world, spending time in prayer and reading the bible really help. Listening to Christian music helps too.
Just quit the unhealthy stuff, that should help.Angel said:I am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
To put it in a nutshell, you need to learn what Jesus meant when He said that if we want to follow Him, we need to 1. Deny self and 2. Take up YOUR cross and 3. Follow wherever He leads. This is the process of dying to self. There is more to this but God doesn't want to make everything too easy. Scripture says that it is the glory of God to hide a matter and the glory of kings to search it out. You can be free from bondage. And please don't fall under guilt and condemnation from anyone. "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus," If we have accepted Christ, this means you and I. Romans 8:1 NIVI am addicted to cigarettes, soda, roleplaying and skype. I guess that I must have an addictive personality. Please help me quit!
To put it in a nutshell, you need to learn what Jesus meant when He said that if we want to follow Him, we need to 1. Deny self and 2. Take up YOUR cross and 3. Follow wherever He leads. This is the process of dying to self. There is more to this but God doesn't want to make everything too easy. Scripture says that it is the glory of God to hide a matter and the glory of kings to search it out. You can be free from bondage. And please don't fall under guilt and condemnation from anyone. "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus," If we have accepted Christ, this means you and I. Romans 8:1 NIV
If you will, let me tell you how I see salvation. We are 3-part beings made in the image of a 3-part God. We are spirit, soul, and body.
Justification: When we first believe we are sinners and receive Christ's atonement for our sin, as in John 3:16, we are found, in God's court of law, innocent. At this time, our spirit is reborn of incorruptible seed. This means your spirit is no longer able to sin. Which leads to:
Sanctification: This is where we get healed and free. This process deals with our soul, which consists of mind, will, and emotions. There is some groundwork to do and then it is mainly a matter of practicing our daily cross. When we practice this, we move from being believers to being disciples. The word I won't use to describe this is "easy." But His grace will get us through.
All of this is powered by God's Spirit and all of this is based on His word. Whichever translation you prefer. If you don't know, go to Biblehub on your search engine. They have a whole lot of translations on one page. Your addictive personality is in truth called the sinful nature, the carnal nature, the old man, or the flesh. This flesh is not our flesh and blood. I think it's a poor translation and really means the soul. Unless when it actually means flesh and blood. It can be confusing. At the core of the soul is the human heart. "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9 King James Version. Finally, we talk about our bodies:
Glorification: When Jesus returns, it is called the resurrection. Some call it the rapture. He will cause us to be caught up in the clouds with Him and when we see Him as He is, we will receive our eternal bodies. The word also says that we will be with Jesus forever. And this is what I'm looking forward to.
I hope I've been able to help you. Once you figure out who to listen to, this is a very good site with a lot of Christian maturity and wisdom on it. Until we meet again, shalom. (which means, "may you receive all of God blessing and promises")
Now that you mention it, I don't think she has either. Oops. Lol Maybe someone else might need to see it. Shalom.