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Addictions come in many shapes and forms, whether it’s lust, alcohol, substances, gambling, gaming, or even excessive use of your mobile phone and social media. There is professional help to get as well as counselling from your priest or pastor.

Also, read the Bible and lay your addiction before God in prayer. Here are some passages from the Word of God to reflect upon.

James 1:14-15 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

We all have weaknesses within us that can make us fall and lead to an addiction. Acknowledging this, and admitting that you struggle with addiction is an important step to be free from it.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

Addictions don’t come from God, but from the world and our desires, lusts and pride. We can rely on God wanting us to be free from any addiction.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

You may feel that you can’t break your addiction. But the Bible tells us that God can. God will provide the way of escape. Turn to God, turn from your addiction. Let God fill you with his presence.

1 Corinthians 6:12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Addiction is many times when something takes control over you. Those things that are not helpful in your life and dominate your thoughts and desires you may need to cut out of your life.

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

Addictions come from this world and not from God. In the end, addictions replace God as the number one in our lives. It’s not just about addictions, but also about our souls.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Lay your struggles before God. Ask for God’s protection and deliverance.

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

This is the promise of Jesus Christ, that when he sets us free, it is real freedom.

This article is not intended as a replacement for medical or therapeutic help or treatment for addiction, but a complement and inspiration to those who battle addiction.

1 Guthul ŋijigora, a ŋwujimi peth, a dhuŋun dhina dhiro ganu ram, a ŋiduiny, a dhuŋun dha dhabiŋi dhina dhike dhitidhiter peth, 2 gwiro ŋinena ŋwugur ŋwina ŋwiliŋinu, ŋinena bupul ŋan ŋa ŋadigireny ŋina ŋati ŋuthi ukinejuŋw ganu no, danyaŋai biŋa. 3 Ŋinena manya ŋila darnu Kweleny gwiŋir, 4 gwina gwimanyan iladha gwiro kol gina gimidho gina girinu liji, abi gutho Kalo ganu gipa luro. 5 Ucinul nyaŋa ko liro ŋinena nyol nyina nyimidho gi dunu gwina gwiro dhigirim, a gusus gina giŋir didirel, danyadhedha Kaloŋa ŋida ŋina ŋidhuginu ŋina ŋiro dhigirim, ŋina ŋuminyinu di Kalo, Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ gwai. 6 A minoŋ gwulinu ko kitham darnu, Aŋadhul, nyi gwageta gi S̱aahyuun kolya ga libil gina guthinu ganu gina gipa luro; a gwina gwuminyu ŋeduŋw gwati gwuthi dhuŋuna dhadheny dhugore ganu dhuŋun gatur no. 7 A minoŋ dagalo, nyaŋa lina luminyu, ŋeda gwipa luro, abi ŋediŋa lina lati luthejo nyuni no, a kol gina gidoinyo liji lina laico duna gimaji ŋwununi gi ŋwubil peth, 8 a kol gadhi dekaje, a kol gina gipa gadhi miriŋadhe, a lina lathi miriŋadhe lati lathuthejo dhuŋuna nyuni dhina dhigitijilo dhilapai no. 9 Abi nyaŋa liro liji lina luthinu ganu, a gusus gina guthi ŋelenya, a liumam lina liŋir didirel, a liji lina liro ter; danyabiŋi ŋiro ŋai ŋina ŋiŋir ŋa ŋeda gwina gwimajurniye kirim gi fure gwuŋun gwina gwathalije lijo galo dir. 10 Nyaŋa lina lati liro liji kwereny no, abi ŋinena nyaŋa limaro liji la Kalo; nyaŋa lina lati lapo inaŋw no, abi ŋinena limapai inaŋw.

7 Bible Verses to Overcome Addiction

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

11 Liji lai lina luminyinu, nyi gwibupo dagalo nyaŋa lina liro jileny a lirin, danya doinya ŋida ŋina ŋike ŋina ŋathamira aŋina, ŋina ŋathilapai ŋoŋora dhugor dhai. 12 A di midhe gwalo ro keligeny ganu gi Liumam gwiŋir; a di dhuŋun ro dhina dhathilabiŋa dagalo liro ŋinena nyaŋa lathapai ŋida ŋina ŋike, almajidhe Kaloŋa gi lamun lina laji luŋwul ila ŋiro ŋai ŋalo ŋina ŋiŋir ŋina ŋimalaŋa.

Dhuŋun dhadhi uthejo lelenya nyuni

13 Uthejul dhuŋuna peth nyuni dhina dhigitinu liji lai dhan Kweleny; ada dhimaro dha malik, gwaro ŋinena gwina gwuthunu ŋelenya ŋeleny alaŋ peth, 14 i di limudiir liro ŋinena lina lukejinu dugun, dilakimiye lina lathapai ŋida ŋina ŋike, a dilorthadha lina lathapai ŋida ŋina ŋiŋir. 15 Ŋinena ro dhuŋun dhina dhibupo Kalo dhanyapai ŋida ŋina ŋiŋir di liji jalo jigwoiny lina lidhimithi a lina liro jirila. 16 Ruiyul ŋinena lina luthi ẖurriiya, abi athanya rujo ẖurriiya gwalo gwadhi giriba ŋijigora galo no, nyabiro ŋinena jine ja Kalo. 17 Nejul lijo peth. Uminyul limagalo. Dhenyul Kaloŋa. Nejul malik.

Maⓐna gwan ŋiro

18 Jadham jai, uthejul lelenya lalo nyuni ŋidheny ŋai peth; ŋati gi liji lina liŋir a lina luthi ŋimira dogo no, abi lina lati luthi ŋimira ko no. 19 Ibidha dhuminyinu ada gweta gi dhuŋun dha dhugor dhuŋun di Kalo gwimathi mutha dhugore ada gwimaka dhugore i ada gwimumi ŋiya gi dhuŋun dhina dhati dhuruŋw no. 20 Dhuŋun dhiro dhirau dhina dhiŋir, ada nyaŋa limaluini gwan ŋidi ŋalo ŋina ŋike, nyabi muthadha dugore? Abi ada nyaŋa limathi umi ŋiya dina apanya ŋida ŋina ŋiŋir, nyabi mutha dugore; dhuŋun ibidha dhuminyinu di Kalo. 21 Gwiro ŋinena urniajina gwan dhuŋun ibidha, ŋinena umina al Masiiẖ ŋiya ko gwan alŋa, dijiguthijani dhuŋuna ibidha dathilgwuje ŋwora ŋwuŋun. 22 Gwina gwati gwapo ŋida ŋina ŋike no, athuŋwuthi ŋwujimiya gi linyu luŋun no. 23 Gwina gwiluinu athuŋwbi lui ko no, a muŋwumi ŋiya athuŋwbi ŋiŋirio no; ŋwubidhedha aŋina yuŋun di gweta gwina gwathakimiye dhuni gwai galo. 24 Gwina gwapo ŋida ŋega ŋina ŋike kaŋinu yuŋun gi lure alaŋ, dilai gi ŋidi ŋina ŋike almidhe di iŋir; pini gwai gwuŋun nyaŋa limiŋir nono. 25 Ŋinena ranya ŋinena jaŋal jina jidhudho; abi nyaŋa limauradha ŋinena di Gwora gwa dugor dalo gwina gwathaji ethadhe.

Kwɔrɔɔtɔ kwir kall kimiithɔ kǝthi kǝniisǝ.

1 Urṯunǝr-ŋǝlɔ ŋa tatap ŋigii; ǝṯeere kǝkki ŋǝluŋi mac, ǝṯiseere kǝkiɽinyjǝlɔ leere mac, ǝṯeere kiyathisi ŋiɽany-na mac, a duŋgwǝci yɔvɔɔlɔŋi. 2 Ǝṯaaɽanni ŋwurgwuduŋi ŋwilŋinna ṯaay-thi, ethi-ŋǝsi ǝwthǝ yatha ki-ŋan ŋɔsɔɔɽɔ ŋǝthi Ṯigɽim, mindaŋ mǝsi ii tǝ, ǝŋi peŋe ethi kilaaw. 3 Kaka naarɔ-gwɔ Kiṯaab Kirllinǝlɔ ter ŋwɔ, “Ŋimǝsi elŋe rogɽo-ri raalɔ ethaarɔŋw Kweeleny kwǝni-mi kwisaaw beṯṯen.”

4 Ilar naanɔ-gwɔ ŋgwa kwir kall kimiithɔ, kidirnathi lizi-lɔ, laakin kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Allah tǝ, nɔŋw allana kwir ghaali. 5 Ilar kaka yall yimiithɔ, mindaŋ ǝrŋǝsi-li acci dɔɔnɔŋw kwǝthi Allah, kǝzir winḏiŋǝ-gwɔ ethi akkɔ ŋothɽor kaka kahana kirllinǝlɔ ter, ethi kegittice Allah kiraama kǝṯǝmi ŋunduŋw-nǝ, Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋgi. 6 Kaka naarɔ-gwa Kiṯaab Kirllinǝlɔ ter ŋwɔ:

“Iisar-ṯi, nyii-ŋgwɔ kwɔgette kaali-lɔ Sihyɔɔn,

kir kall kǝthi rɔkwɔn, ŋga kiccar-na kir ghaali.

Nǝ kweere kwǝmminici ŋundugw,

a ṯɔrony ere mithǝ ḏuṯ.”

7 Nǝ kall ŋgɔ tǝ, nɔŋworo ghaali beṯṯen naaniŋa-gwɔ kila lǝṯi ǝmminici, laakin ki-lizi liti lǝṯi ǝmmini mac tǝ:

“Kall ŋga kidirnathi lorṯo-lɔ kiiracasi faayitha-na,

kimǝ orlle kimoro mɔhim beṯṯen ethi kiyala tatap.”

8 Naaɽi nǝ Kiṯaab Kirllinǝlɔ ter aarɔŋw kwokwony:

“Kall kindǝr-ṯǝ ŋgɔ kinḏi ethi ṯɔgdasi lizi,

liiɽi lirṯa kɔlɔ linḏisi ethisi ṯiŋaṯṯa.”

Lǝni limǝ ṯɔgdanni kaka niti niinyicǝr ŋiɽaŋali naana mac, nǝ nǝrṯoro ŋa ŋir ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯǝthi Allah ŋǝni ŋeeŋen. 9 Laakin ŋaaŋa tǝ, noro jinis kwiccar-na, lir kahana kǝthi Mǝlik, lir umma wirllinǝlɔ ter, ethi ruwǝzi ŋothɽor-lɔ ŋir ŋwundǝ-ŋwundǝ ŋǝthi Allah, wɔrnɔṯɔ-ŋǝsi ethi ruuthǝ kithaay kirim-nǝ, mindaŋ etheele ki-fɔɔri-na kwuuŋwun kwuthǝmthilǝ pur-pur. 10 Kerreny neere oro lǝthi Allah mac, laakin kirem tǝ, a limoro lizi luuŋwun. Kerreny neere elŋe ŋimɽiyǝ ŋǝthi Allah mac, nǝ kirem tǝ, ŋaaŋa limaavi ŋimɽiyǝ ŋuuŋun.

Aamir nannɔŋw kaka yaḏaama yǝthi Allah.

11 Limath liinyi lamɽa-nyji, nyii ŋgwa kwɔɔracca-ŋǝsi kaka lizi lithimthina nǝ liira ǝzir-nǝ tok kɔnɔŋw ki-ṯurmun-nǝ! Tuccǝr kadɔwa-na kǝthi yaŋna, kǝṯir ṯɔgthi rogɽo-ri raalɔ ŋwɔɔmɔri tatap, kǝṯoro ṯuwǝn ŋwɔɔmari tatap ṯǝthi rogɽo raalɔ. 12 Aamir naanɔŋw ŋethre ŋisaaw ki Umam-na mindaŋ mǝr-ŋǝsi naŋni ethi ǝnyji ŋwɔɽa naana ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋeere ŋigii-tǝ, e-ta mǝrsi ese ŋa ŋǝṯisi ǝrri ŋisaaw-ŋisaaw, e-ta ǝri nii Allah-na ki Laamin-la linḏiŋw-li ethiila.

13 Sǝbǝb-gi kwǝthi Kweeleny tǝ, ǝsi iinyici naana kila tatap lǝthi sɔlṯa, mǝ Imbraaṯɔɔr oro tǝ, ŋworo kaka ŋgwa kwimthi sɔlṯa, 14 ya kila lir muḏiiriin liccaŋwsi-na ethisi inḏǝthǝ kila jiizǝ lǝṯisi ǝrri ŋigii, nǝ ethisi biɽǝthǝ yiriny kila tok lǝṯisi ǝrri ŋisaaw. 15 Kaka nɔrɔr-gwɔ ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯǝthi Allah ethi rilli kandisa ŋga kǝthi lizi kila lir yeeɽer, ŋothɽor-ŋi ŋǝthi kwomne kwisaaw-kwisaaw kwǝṯi ǝrri. 16 Ǝṯi nanni kaka lizi lir hɔrr; laakin ere ruusi hɔrriyya waalɔ kaka wǝthi-yi kwuɽubǝthǝ ŋikiyaŋi-lɔ ŋeere mac, laakin a-nanni kaka yaḏaama yǝthi Allah. 17 Ǝṯiiɽi lizi-nǝ tatap. Ǝṯamɽi limathgalɔ kila lǝthi ṯǝmminǝ. Ṯiinyar Allah. Iiɽǝr Imbraaṯɔɔra-na.

Mǝthǝl kwǝthi ṯirǝrinnǝ ṯǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ.

18 Ŋaaŋa lir yaḏaam, laazim a iinyici lisǝyyiḏǝ naana laalɔ, ǝsi duŋgwǝci etheese ṯiiɽǝnǝ taalɔ ṯir min-min, ethiseere iiɽinǝ kila lir limɽi nǝ lǝṯi-ŋǝsi ṯiici naana dak mac, laakin kila tok lǝṯi-ŋǝsi ǝrrici ŋifirlli. 19 Allah wɔŋǝsi ǝccǝ baarika ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋɔ, mǝ indinyanni ṯiraara naana kitha ṯǝthi ṯurvǝ tṯiti ṯɔvthannica-ŋǝsi mac ethinḏa, ŋǝni ŋilŋica-ŋǝsi ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯuugwun rac. 20 Faayitha kwundǝr kwǝndu kwaalɔ mǝr-ŋǝsi ippi ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋa ŋǝṯisi ǝrri ŋigii, ǝṯi mithǝ rɔgwori? Laakin mǝsi ǝrri ŋisaaw mindaŋ mǝŋi inḏa ṯurvǝ mindaŋ mǝsi mithici rɔgwori tǝ, ǝŋǝsi Allah ǝccǝ baarika. 21 Ŋiindǝr-ṯǝ ŋɔ ŋɔrnaca-ŋǝsi Allah, kaka-ṯǝ nirǝrinicǝ-ŋǝsi gwɔ Kwɔrɔstɔ mindaŋ nɔŋw ṯayici ŋaaŋwɔsi mǝthǝlǝ-lɔ, mindaŋ mǝ kwaathitha kwɔro kwuuŋwun. 22 Nɔŋweere ǝrri ŋikiyaŋi ŋeere mac, wala ethi kaṯṯaci ŋǝluŋi ŋeere ki-ṯuunyu-nǝ, ṯuuŋwun. 23 Mǝr ollo tǝ, nɔŋwseere ǝŋnici yɔvɔɔlɔ-yi mac; ninḏinǝr ṯurvǝ tǝ, nɔŋwseere nǝŋnici ŋǝriyǝ mac, laakin nɔŋw tǝ kittatha naanɔ-gwɔ Allah wir Gaaḏi kirllalɔ. 24 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝ Kwɔrɔstɔ ḏimmǝ ŋikiyaŋi ŋǝri aŋna-yi wuuŋwun nɔŋw-ŋi allɔ ki-ŋwuuɽi-lǝ, mindaŋ mǝr ai ethiseere ǝrri ŋigii mac e-ta, ǝri nanni linanyja ŋirllalɔ ṯɔɽɔk. Yǝmmǝ yuuŋwun yir-ṯǝ yimǝ-ŋǝsi sǝwi. 25 Ŋaaŋa lir kaka yaaŋal yɔthɔɔthɔ, laakin limǝ-ŋǝsi ǝɽǝ ethi rɔɔmi Kwaaɽa kwaalɔ nǝ ŋgwa kwǝṯi aŋraci rogɽo raalɔ.