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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.

Agiye gwa Gaana

1 A lamun la thirilŋa a agiye je Gaana ga Jaliil; a nana gwa Yasuuⓐŋa je mine. 2 Alornaije Yasuuⓐŋaije, calmiz jai juŋun, gimure ga dhago. 3 A ma ŋau ŋa dugur meadhe, a nana gwa Yasuuⓐ aicinu, Lati luthi ŋau ŋa dugur no. 4 A Yasuuⓐ aicinu, Kwa gwai, nyi gwaŋupijaŋa? Saaⓐa jiny joma jati jidhi no. 5 A nana gwuŋun abiŋaijo jadham, ŋwulaici, Dhuŋun peth dhina dhajil dhai abiŋaijo, apul. 6 A nyidhe nyiril nyijo mine nyina nyiro nyol nya dhuŋun dha dhuni dha Yahuud, nyina nyathiro s̱afiiẖa ganu thudhina. 7 A Yasuuⓐ aicinu, Oinyajul ŋau nyidhe alaŋ. Aloinyadhe ŋwinyalaŋ. 8 Ŋwulaici, Agillo, nyalapai di kweleny gwa gimure. Allapai. 9 Dina ma kweleny gwa gimure ŋila ŋau ŋina ŋigitinu ŋau ŋa dugur, athuŋw liŋidhi darnu ŋidhi na no; (albi jadham liŋa jina jagikilo;) ŋwurnie kwoma gwa dhago. 10 Ŋwaicinu, Liji peth lathidhedha kwerkwereny ŋau ŋa dugur ŋina ŋiŋir; a maji maliye ŋoinyadho, allibidhedha ŋau ŋa dugur ŋina ŋimulo; ŋalbabrico ŋina ŋiŋir di ŋinena ro. 11 Ŋiro ibiŋa ŋiro ŋipiŋipa ŋina ŋapilo Yasuuⓐ kwerkwereny Gaana ga Jaliil, ŋwulaŋajo majdh gwuŋun; a calmiz juŋun uminyi. 12 Ŋwaji ŋwula Kafranaaẖuum, a nana gwuŋun a limegen a calmiz juŋun; allijalo ŋwamun coŋ dogo.

Iŋirini gwa hekal

13 A Ŋidwa ŋa Yahuud ŋa dh’Abrico je githo, a Yasuuⓐ alo Urushaliim. 14 Ŋwubuje lijo gi hekal lina lathelaŋ nyidhra a jaŋal a jiridhir, a lina lathupeye gwarush ganu diljalo. 15 A dina muŋwmideje dar nono, ŋwulteye hekal ganu, a jaŋal a nyidhri; ŋwubuluje gwarush galo gwa liji lina lathupeye ganu, ŋwupeje darabeza galo. 16 Ŋwulabiŋaijo lina lathelaŋ jiridhir, ŋwulaici, Abirul ŋida ibiŋa mine; athanya rujo duna gwa Babo gwiny gwa dhelaŋ no. 17 A calmiz juŋun aŋidhani darnu dhulinu, Dunu gwuŋa gwumirudhiny gwuleny, gwiminyeny. 18 A Yahuud abiŋaijo, alaici, Ŋa gwijaŋajo aŋa gwina gwinaŋ, ŋinena apaŋa dhuŋuna ibidhe? 19 Al Yasuuⓐ abiŋaijo, ŋwulaici, Kiyul kaniisa ibiga, a gaji ŋwamun thiril ginyi direye. 20 Abi Yahuud aicinu, Kaniisa ibiga gaicinu jidhileo dure‐ram‐a‐nyiril, ŋa bare gaŋa direye ŋwamun thiril a? 21 Ŋwubabiŋa kaniisa ga aŋinu yuŋun. 22 A dina muŋwdire dai, a calmiz juŋun aŋidhani darnu labiŋaijuŋwulo dhuŋuna ibidha; aluminyi kitham, a dhuŋun dhina dhabiŋaijilo Yasuuⓐ. 23 Dina juŋw gi Urushaliim gi lamun la Ŋidwa ŋa dh’Abrico, a liji loinyadho uminyi jiriny juŋun, dina aŋadhilo ŋiro ŋipiŋipa ŋina ŋapuŋwulo. 24 Athilbi Yasuuⓐ dhedhi gwidom gwuŋun no, ŋinena liŋidhuŋw lijo peth. 25 Athuŋw bupo gweda duŋwuro shaahid gwa kwiji no; ŋinena liŋidhuŋw dugor da liji peth.

@iris wɔnaanɔ Gaana kwǝthi Jǝliil-ŋwɔ.

1 Mǝr naani ŋwaamin ṯoɽol, nǝ @iris naani wette ki-mǝḏiinǝ-nǝ kwǝni Gaana kwǝthi Jǝliil-ŋwɔ. Nǝ lǝnyin kwǝthi Yǝcu-ŋǝ naani kinaŋw tok, 2 nǝr ɔŋnɔṯi Yǝcu-ŋwsi ṯalaamiiz-thi ṯuuŋwun tok etheele ki-@iris-nǝ. 3 Mǝ kiɽica ernene ta, nǝ lǝnyin kwǝthi Yǝcu-ŋǝ ǝccǝŋw, “Liti lǝthi kiɽicaŋ-na mac.” 4 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝccǝŋw, “Lǝnyǝri a kwǝthi karatha keere duŋgwiny-nǝ? Saa@ kwiinyi kwiti kwɔmǝ ɔppatha kinnǝni mac.” 5 Nǝ lǝnyin ǝccǝ yaḏaama-ŋw, “Ǝrrǝrsi ŋirga ŋɔŋwsi andaci ŋaaŋwɔsi.” 6 Nǝ Yahuuŋ ǝthi ǝthiyǝ wǝthi ṯusuuɽǝ, nǝ sǝbǝb-gi ṯǝ ŋgwɔ nǝ ŋwii naani kinaŋw nyirlil ŋwɔdaɽiminna yall-yi, lǝṯi dimmǝ lɔtɔpɔt ŋaaw lijǝlunǝ ṯuɽi ya tuɽi-wrii. 7 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝccǝ yaḏaama-ŋw, “Urǝzǝr ŋwii ŋwa ŋaaw.” Nǝrsi urǝzi deddep, 8 e-ta nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Aagirsi ŋoko ǝsi ǝvici wǝkiilǝ wǝthi ǝzuumǝ.” E-ta nǝrsi ǝvici. 9 Mindaŋ mǝ wǝkiil wǝthi ǝzuumǝ nyeŋle ŋaaw ŋimoro kiɽica ŋiti ŋilŋica-ŋwsi ǝzir mac windir-gwɔ, illi yaḏaama dak kiya yaavasi nǝrsi elŋece ǝzir, nǝ wǝkiil wǝthi ǝzuumǝ ɔrnɔti kwɔɔrɔ kwaagitha 10 nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, “Lizi tatap lǝṯi-pǝ inḏǝthǝ lizi kiɽicaŋi kisaaw kerreny; mindaŋ mǝr ii kittǝzir tǝ, ǝṯirsi-mǝ inḏǝthǝ ŋga kajla ŋwaara kuṯṯu kwaathan-gi; laakin ŋa tǝ kimǝ duŋgwǝci mindaŋ kirem kwɔmoro!” 11 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝrri ŋilima ŋɔ ŋiŋna Gaana kwǝthi Jǝliil-ŋwɔ; kǝzir wɔmǝŋgwɔ ruwǝzi ŋinithi-lɔ ŋuuŋun, mindaŋ nǝ ṯalaamiiz ṯuuŋwun ǝthici ṯǝmminǝ. 12 Kwaathan ta nǝ Yǝcu-ŋǝ lǝnyin-gi nǝ liyeŋgen-ŋǝ ṯalaamiiz-thi ele Kafranaahuum, nǝr naani kinanaŋw ŋwaamin ŋwokwo.

Yǝcu mɔŋgweele ki Heikal-na.

(Maṯṯa 21:12-13Mɔrgus 11:15-17Luuga 19:45-46)

13 Mǝ laamar aadithi lǝthi @iiḏ wǝthi Fis-ha, nǝ Yǝcu ṯaaŋi Urshaliim. 14 Nɔŋw kaṯṯasi lizi lokwo ki Heikal-na lǝṯi illilla nyithri-ŋwusi, yaaŋal-yi, nǝ yɔɔthɔr tok, nǝ kila lǝṯi uppupi gwuruushǝ-nǝ linaanisa rerbeeza-lɔ reeŋen. 15 Mindaŋ nɔŋw emme luttǝ nɔŋw-li ruttǝ kwomne tatap ki Heikal-na, yaaŋal-ŋa nyithri-nyi mindaŋ nɔŋwsi ṯaanyaci rerbeezǝ-la rǝthi kila lǝṯi uppupi gwuruushǝ-nǝ, mindaŋ nɔŋwsi fǝthici gwuruushǝ-lɔ faṯ-faṯ. 16 E-ta nɔŋwsǝccǝ kila lǝṯi illilla yɔɔthɔriŋw, “Ɔṯɔr kwomne-ŋgwɔ kithaay, ǝṯi ruusǝ dɔɔnɔ-ŋw-lɔ kwǝthi Papa kwiinyi kaka dɔɔnɔ kwǝthi ŋaajir mac.” 17 Nǝsi ṯalaamiiz ṯuuŋwun kithaayini ŋa ŋɔlɔɔthɔna ŋaarɔŋw, “Sɔɔrɔm kwɔdɔnninyina kwǝthi dɔɔnɔ kwɔɔŋa.” 18 E-ta nǝ Yahuuḏ ǝccǝŋw, “Ŋilim ŋindǝr ŋǝndu ŋindi-nyji ethisi baaŋaci mindaŋ ethi-mǝ aarɔŋw ŋɔvthannica-ŋa ethisi ǝrri ŋɔ?” 19 Nǝsi Yǝcu ǝŋnici nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Kiyaasar Heikala-lɔ wǝ, mindaŋ nyacci kwokwony ki-ŋwaamin ṯoɽol.” 20 Nǝr uṯicǝlɔ nǝrǝccǝŋw, “Winḏiŋǝ ethi acci kwokwony ki-ŋwaamin-la ṯoɽoli? Heikal wɔ waa-va yithlǝyu ruɽi-riɽǝn-la nyirlil nɔŋw-mǝ ǝccini!” 21 Laakin nɔŋw ǝni kwandisa ŋiɽaŋali ŋǝthi Heikal wǝni aŋna wuuŋwun. 22 Ŋwɔṯaŋw mindaŋ mɔŋw diiɽǝ ki-ŋiɽany-nǝ tǝ, nǝsi ṯalaamiiz ṯuuŋwun kithaayini ŋa ŋandisa-ŋwsi, e-ta nǝr-mǝ ǝthi ṯǝmminǝ ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋinaanɔ Kiṯaab-nɔ. Nǝ ŋa ŋandisasi Yǝcu tok.

Yǝcu kwǝṯi elŋe fikirǝ kwǝthi lizigwunǝŋ.

23 Nǝ kinaŋw a-naani-tǝ Yǝcu kinnǝni Urshaliim ki-lɔɔmɔr-la lǝthi @iiḏ wǝthi Fis-ha, nǝ lizi luuru ǝmminici kaka mǝr-gwɔ ese ŋilima ŋǝrrǝ-gwsi. 24 Laakin nǝsi Yǝcu ere allatha ŋunduŋwsi ṯɔgwori naana mac. 25 Kaka nilŋithi-ŋgwɔ lizi tatap nɔŋweere naŋni kwizi kweere mac ethi andaci ŋunduŋw ŋiɽaŋali ŋǝni ŋeeŋen, kaka nilŋithi-ŋgwɔ ŋundu rogɽo-ri ruuŋwun ŋa ŋinaanɔ ki-rigwor-na reeŋen.