Many of us are addicted to something. My sister is addicted to worrying. If she doesn’t have something to worry about today, she feels like there is no reason for her to be breathing today. I know a woman who constantly fears: she is afraid her house will burn down while she’s sleeping, or her children will get into a serious accident, or her dog will mess up the carpet while she’s gone. I personally am addicted to judging others: the way they drive, the way they handle their children, the way they speak at meetings – as if I do any better and any of these things. Worry, fear, anger, judgment, mockery, to say nothing of drugs or alcohol or gambling – there are so many things in this world that we can be addicted to. The point is – you and I are not made for this world! So we don’t have to be addicted to anything. The Lord Jesus came to save us from such things, and to give us a better life to live than what the world says we are supposed to want and have and strive to attain. The verses included here are meant to help us reach above our addictions and trust in Jesus to save us from our personal sins. To give us encouragement to strive for the life Our Father wants for us.
Heavenly Father, I battle the addiction to _____ in my life. I believe You are more powerful than any addiction, and I believe You are able to deliver me. You have revealed Your truth to me through Your Word (John 17:17), and I believe Your promise which tells me that I shall know the truth, and the truth will set me free (John 8:32). I also believe that since Christ Jesus sets me free I am free indeed (John 8:36). Therefore I seek Your deliverance and I express faith in You that You will bring it to pass in my life. So I pray.
Father, I realize my addiction is a sin, and I confess it to You now. Thank You for Your promise that assures me that when I confess my sins, You are faithful and just to forgive me my sins, and to cleanse me of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9) by simply asking You. I gratefully receive Your forgiveness and cleansing now as I repent of my sinful addiction. Gracious God, I will stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ Jesus has set me free, and I ask for Your Spirit to help me stand firm and to never again be entangled with the yoke of bondage that addiction brings (Galatians 5:1).
Father, I praise You that the law of the Spirit of life has made me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). I surrender my life to You entirely, completely, wholly, because You have freed me from my sin. From now on, I wish to be Your servant, O Almighty God, and I want so to enjoy Your fruit in my life unto holiness, and I know I have already received everlasting life (Romans 6:22). Thank You, Father, for giving me continuing power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. I now know that nothing shall by any means hurt me (Luke 10:19). I also know no weapon formed against me shall prosper, because this is my heritage as Your servant (Isaiah 54:17). Thank You, for complete and total deliverance and freedom from the addiction that used to come between me and You.
Father, I believe You Word. You have not forgotten one word of Your promise; You are a covenant keeping God (1 Kings 8:56). It is You who will bring me out from under the yoke of bondage and free me from being a slave to _____ (Deuteronomy 26:8). Father, I ask You to keep me dedicated to this vow to stay free in You. I thank You that You are able to keep that which I commit unto You (2 Timothy 1:12).
I will be strong and of good courage and do the work; I will not fear nor be discouraged, for You, my God, are with me. You won’t leave me or forsake me until all the work is finished (1 Chronicles 28:20). Apart from You I can do nothing (John 15:5). But with You – we can do all things!
I am confident of this: God began a good work in me and will carry it on to completion (Philippians 1:6). I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13). God raised me from the dead along with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). I need neither to fear nor worry; I simply need to concentrate on being completely devoted to Jesus in my heart (1 Peter 3:14-15).
I bless You, O Lord. All that is within me blesses You and Your holy name. I will not forget all Your benefits to me. You have forgiven me all my iniquities, and healed all my sicknesses. You have redeemed my life from destruction, and You have crowned me with love and compassion, and tender mercies. You are my satisfaction, O gracious and generous Father (Psalm 103:1-5)!
God’s love is meteoric, His loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, His verdict oceanic. Yet in His largeness nothing gets lost, not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks. How exquisite Your love, O God; how eager we are to run under Your wings, to eat our fill at the banquet You spread as You fill our tankards with Eden spring water. You’re a fountain of cascading light, and You open our eyes to light. (Psalm 36:5-9 The Message)
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