I see two ways to both understand sin and addiction, and to address it in our lives.I think most addicts just hate the fight with getting over their addiction. Obviously we love our sins, its just addicts tend to focus more on a certain sin than others. But at the end of the day, we hate the fight more than the actual sin. We just wish God would just remove the desire from us.
i’ll be honest, for me and my besetting sin, i love doing it, and i wish it wasnt a sin. But what i hate the most… is the fight to overcome it.
There is the corruption of the flesh, our own poor character. Through dedication over time we can improve our character by monitoring our thoughts and deeds, and taking corrective action whenever possible. We devote ourselves to reading and study of the Bible, to prayer, to fellowship with others, we eat right, take care of our bodies, and allow our brains to rewire themselves over time to match our new lifestyle.
There is the the life of the Spirit, how we live when we are trusting Jesus. By recognizing that we are reconciled to God, fully accepted by Him, not for anything we have done, but because of Jesus, His death, we can learn to experience a new kind of life, where God is ever-present with us, in an active way, and when the usual problems with sin and the flesh come, God is right there with us to show us His way. Often it's simply by recognizing that God has given us victory, and doing something else instead. Or stop what we're doing, and do something else. By trusting Jesus, we receive the ability from Him that we can just stop That, and start This. And in time, our brains will still rewire themselves, and the push to sin won't feel as strong. Or it might. We're all different. But as we learn to walk in faith, we overcome.
Much love!