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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.

Ṯaaginna ṯǝthi Bɔɔlɔs.

1 Nyii ŋgwɔ kwɔlɔccɔ-ŋǝsi kwǝni Bɔɔlɔs kwɔrnɔṯɔ Allah ṯɔgwor-thi ṯuuŋwun ethoro kaavɔr kǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ kwǝni Yǝcu. Suusṯaanus kwir ǝŋgǝri kwǝri ŋgwɔ kwɔnaaniny-gi kɔnɔŋw.

2 Nyii ŋgwa kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lǝthi kǝniisǝ kǝthi Allah kinaanɔ Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs, kila limǝ suuɽunni Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋgi kwǝni Yǝcu, lɔrnɔṯɔrsi ethi rillinǝlɔ ter lizi-li kila tatap lǝthi ǝzir naana tatap, lǝṯi ɔrtatha yiriny yǝthi Kweeleny kwǝri kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ, kwir Kweeleny kweeŋen nǝ kwǝri tok:

3 Ethi ne@ma nǝnni naaniŋa-gwɔ, nǝ ŋiiɽǝnnǝ ŋinḏi naanɔ-gwɔ Allah wir Papa kwǝri nǝ Kweeleny kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ.

Ne@ma kwǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ kwǝṯɔŋw inḏǝṯṯǝ lizi.

4 Nyii kwǝṯi ǝccǝ Allah shukran ŋwɔɔmɔri tatap ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝni ŋaalɔ, nǝ ŋǝthi ne@ma kwǝthi Allah kwinḏǝthǝŋw ŋaaŋwɔsi ethi Kwɔrɔstɔ-na kwǝni Yǝcu. 5 Ethi Kwɔrɔstɔ-na, noro lɔrṯɔ kwomne-gi tatap, kwir kandisa-ŋa ṯilŋiṯṯa-thi tatap. 6 Kaka mǝgwɔ shahaaḏa kwǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ ǝnḏǝlɔ daŋgal-na tetter. 7 Mindaŋ mǝrŋǝsi ere iraci ŋeere mac ŋir haḏiiyyǝ wǝthi Ṯigɽim, kaka nǝkkicǝ-ŋǝ-gwɔ ṯurwǝnnǝlɔ kizǝn ṯǝthi Kweeleny kwǝri kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ. 8 Kwundǝr-ṯǝ kwɔŋǝsi firllasi-la mindaŋ mǝ ṯurmun ernene, liira lɔɔma-na leere ki Laamin-la lǝthi Kweeleny kwǝri kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ. 9 Allah wirllalɔ, wɔrnaca-ŋǝsi ŋɔmathi ŋǝthi Tɔr tuuŋwun tǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ kwir Kweeleny kwǝri.

Ṯundǝnnǝnǝ kǝniisǝ-nǝ.

10 Nyii kwutuurǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-lɔ tur liyǝŋgǝri, yiriny-yi yǝthi Kweeleny kwǝri kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ, ethi ŋiɽaŋal ŋaalɔ oro ṯuunyu ṯɔtɔpɔt, mindaŋ mǝ ṯundǝnnǝnǝ ere naani daŋgal-na mac laakin ethoro-na lɔtɔpɔt lǝthi fikirǝ kwɔtɔpɔt, nǝ karatha kɔtɔpɔt. 11 Kaka mǝnyii-gwɔ lizi lǝthi dɔɔnɔ kwǝthi Khuluuwi andaci nǝraarɔŋw, ŋurrǝthǝ ŋǝṯi naani daŋgal-na liyǝŋgǝri liinyi. 12 Ŋiɽaŋal ŋiinyi ŋǝniŋw, kaka nǝṯi-gwɔ leere-leere daŋgal-na aarɔŋw, “Nyii kwir kwǝthi Bɔɔlɔs”, ya “Nyii kwir kwǝthi Abɔllɔɔs”, ya “Nyii kwir kwǝthi Bɔṯrɔs”, ya “Nyii kwir kwǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ.” 13 Kwɔrɔstɔ kwundǝnnǝnǝ? Bɔɔlɔs kwǝyicǝ-ŋǝsi ki-ŋwuuɽi-lǝ? Alla ŋaaŋa laari @ammiḏa yiriny-yi yǝthi Bɔɔlɔs? 14 Nyii kwǝccǝ Allah shukran kaka niti nǝccǝny-gwɔ kweere @ammiḏa daŋgal-na mac, illi Kiriisbus-ŋǝ Ghaayuus-gi ṯɔɽɔk, 15 mindaŋ ethi kweere daŋgal-na ere aarɔŋw mac, kwaari @ammiḏa yiriny-yi yiinyi. ( 16 Imba, nyii kwǝccǝ dɔɔnɔ-ŋwɔ @ammiḏa kwǝthi Isṯifaanaas tok. Laakin ninyeere kithaayini kwokwony kweere mac kwɔmǝ-nyii ǝccǝ @ammiḏa.) 17 Kaka niti nɔɔsany-gwɔ Kwɔrɔstɔ ethi aari @ammiḏa mac. Laakin ethi kǝniny aari bǝshirǝ Inyjiilǝ, kwiti kwɔgittathɔ ki-ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝthi lizigwunǝŋ mac, mindaŋ etheere irṯasi ŋɔma-lɔ mac ŋǝthi ŋwuuɽi ŋwɔthi Kwɔrɔstɔ.

Kwɔrɔstɔ kwir ŋɔma ŋǝthi Allah, nǝ ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ.

18 Kaka nɔrɔ-gwɔ ŋwuuɽi ŋwɔɽɔmɔthalɔ ŋǝɽiyǝŋ, ki-lizi kila linḏi ethi kiirathalɔ, laakin dǝŋgǝr-ŋgi tǝ, nyiiŋǝ kila limǝ kilaaw, nǝroro ŋɔma ŋǝthi Allah. 19 Kaka nɔlɔɔthɔnar-gwɔ ŋaarɔŋw,

“Nyii kwugii ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝthi kila lǝthi yǝnǝ,

nǝ nyiiri ŋishaaṯira kithaay ŋǝthi lishaaṯir.”

20 Kwende ŋgwa kwǝthi yǝnǝ? Kwende ŋgwɔ kwir mɔ@allim kwǝthi Sherii@a? Kwende ŋgwa kwǝṯi ɔppathalɔ ki-ŋwɔɔmɔr-la ŋwɔ? Allah witi wuruusǝ ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝthi ṯurmun ŋaɽiyǝŋ mac-a? 21 Nǝ Allah tǝ ki-ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯuuŋwun, nɔŋw ṯiinyini lizi ethi elŋe ŋunduŋw ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯeeŋen. Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝ Allah kittatha ethisi kilǝthi kila limǝ ǝmmini ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋir “ŋeeɽer” ŋǝṯiny-ŋi aari bǝshirǝ. 22 Kaka nǝṯi-gwɔ Yahuuḏ naŋninni ŋilimalɔ, nǝ Yuunaaniiyyiin tǝ, ǝṯir naŋninni ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ. 23 Laakin ǝri-nyii-tǝ aari nyii bǝshirǝ Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋw kwaayɔ ki-ŋwuuɽi-lǝ, kwir ṯɔthɔgdasa naanɔ-gwɔ Yahuuḏ, nǝ ki Umam tǝ, nǝroro ŋǝɽiyǝŋ. 24 Laakin ki-lizi kila limǝrsi ɔrnɔṯa, lir Yahuuḏ-ŋǝ Yuunaaniiyyiin-ŋǝli, nǝ Kwɔrɔstɔ oro ŋɔma ŋǝthi Allah, nǝ ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝthi Allah tok. 25 Kaka nǝṯi-ŋwo ŋǝṯiyǝŋ ŋǝthi Allah ṯamthɔ-la pur-pur ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝthi lizigwunǝŋ. Nǝ ṯajla ṯǝthi Allah ferlle beṯṯen ethi ki-ṯifirilala ṯǝthi lizigwunǝŋ.

26 Ŋwɔṯaŋw liyǝŋgǝri liinyi; kithaayinar kinaŋw nɔrnɔṯɔr-ŋǝsi ŋaaŋa lɔrtɔ ṯatha. Neere uri kila mac lǝthi yǝnǝ, ya luurǝnnǝ ŋɔma-na, ya lɔppa ŋɔɔrɔ yǝnǝ. 27 Laakin nǝtǝ Allah allana ŋgwa kwir ŋǝɽiyǝŋ ki-ṯurmun-nǝ ethisi inḏini kila @eeba lǝthi yǝnǝ, na nǝ Allah allana ŋgwa kwir koɽɔgoṯ ethisi inḏini @eeba kila lifirlli. 28 Nǝsi Allah allana kila lǝnǝlɔŋw, nǝ kila lǝṯirsi ruusǝlɔŋw ki-ṯurmun-nǝ, lǝṯir-li aarɔŋw liti lǝthi faayitha-na kweere mac, mindaŋ mɔŋw kii ŋgwa kwǝṯi-gi ṯurmun aarɔŋw kwisaawi. 29 Mindaŋ mǝ kwizigwunǝŋ ere kweere mac kwǝllini kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Allah. 30 Wɔndǝr-ṯǝ wir ṯuwǝ ṯǝthi ŋimiitha ŋaalɔ ethi Kwɔrɔstɔ-na kwǝni Yǝcu, ŋgwɔ kwɔmǝ Allah ruusi ṯǝthinǝ yǝnǝ ṯǝri, nǝ ŋirllalɔ ŋǝri, nǝ ṯusuuɽunnǝ ṯǝri, nǝ ṯallithisa ṯǝri tok. 31 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝr lothone ŋaarɔŋw,

“Ethi ŋgwɔ kwǝṯi allini ki-rogɽo, ǝllini Kweeleny-ŋgi.”

Salaam a shukr

1 Buulus, gwina gwurninu duŋwuro gweta gwina gwukejinu gwa Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ bupe gwai gwa Kalo, a Suustaaniis gwina gwiro mega. 2 Gi kaniisa ga Kalo gina gathije Kuurinthuus, degen lina lijuro di al Masiiẖ Yasuuⓐ, lina lurninu dilro liŋir didirel, liji lai peth lina lathurniye jiriny jai ja Kweleny gwega gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ, kalo peth gegen a gega. 3 Niⓐma dagalo, a audhaijiye galo, di Kalo gina giro Babo gwega, a Kweleny gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ.

4 Nyi gwathaici Kaloŋa giny shukran ŋwamun peth dagalo, gwan niⓐma gwa Kalo gwina gwimajidhedha di Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ; 5 ŋinena dugun nyaŋa limabarikini gi ŋidi peth, gi dhuŋun peth dha dhabiŋi, a gi liŋa peth; 6 gwiro ŋinena shahaada gwiny di al Masiiẖ gwimamuthini galo dagalo. 7 A minoŋ nyaŋa lati lamratho dhedhaŋw tur gweta no; gwiro ŋinena dhunijanya lamun ladhaŋini gwa Kweleny gwega gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ; 8 gwina gwaji gwajimuthiniye galo gwortal, lati luthi lom no gi lamun la Kweleny gwega gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ. 9 Kalo giŋir, gina gimanyagi urnini aicaijiye gwai gwa Ŋari ŋuŋun ŋina ŋan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ gwina gwiro Kweleny gwega.

Guginudhe ganu gi kaniisa

10 Abi nyi gwibupo dagalo, limega lai, jiriny jai ja Kweleny gwega gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ, danya abiŋi peth dhuŋuna dhetipo, athanya guginejinu ganu no; abi aram nyaŋa lajarimani nyaro letipo gi ŋadigireny ŋalo a ireye je galo gwalo. 11 Abi, limaguri lai, nyi gwimadiŋini gi liji la dunu gwa Khuluuwi darnu nyaŋa likaijiyo ganu. 12 A nyi gwabiŋadhedhi darnu gweta gweta dagalo gwatharnu, Nyi gwiro gwa Buulus; a nyi gwiro gwa Abulluus; a nyi gwiro gwa S̱afa; a nyi gwiro gwa al Masiiẖ. 13 Al Masiiẖ gwimaguginejini ganu a? Buulus gwaio jura galo gi lure alaŋ lina limaliganu a? I nyaŋa limaⓐamidhini gi jiriny ja Buulus a? 14 Nyi gwaici Kaloŋa shukran ŋinena athiny ⓐamidhio kwijo gwetipo dagalo no, abi nyi gwimaⓐamidhe Kiriisbusuŋw a Qaayuus dogo; 15 dathi kwiji gwetipo arnu nyi gwimaⓐamidhe gi jiriny jiny no. 16 A nyi gwimaⓐamidhe lijo la dunu gwa Istifaanuus ko; abi nyi gwati gwaŋidhanu darnu nyi gwimaⓐamidhe kwijo gwiter manaŋ no. 17 Gwiro ŋinena athiny al Masiiẖ ukejo dinyi ⓐamidhe no, nyibukeja dabiŋaijo lijo Dhuŋuna dhina Dhiŋir; abi gwati gwukejiny dabiŋaijo lijo dhuŋun dhai dhina dhibebra no, dathi lure la al Masiiẖ lina limaliganu ro tur no.

Ŋoma ŋa lure lina limaliganu

18 Abi dhuŋun dha lure lina limaliganu gi liji lina lo gi dhai alaŋ dha dhai dhiro ŋirila; abi daguri anaŋa lina lo gi dhai dha gilaŋ dhiro ŋoma ŋa Kalo. 19 Dhulinu darnu, Nyi gwirniye bebruŋw gwa liji lina libebra, a nyi gwaji gwadoinya liŋuŋw gwa liji lina liliŋidhi. 20 Kwiji gwina gwibebra gwada? Kathib gada? Kwiji gwada gwina gwathuthe galo dhuŋun dhai dhoinyadho kidhila ibiga? Kalo gati girujo bebruŋw gwa gidhila ibiga ŋirila na? 21 Ada gidhila gimaje gi bebra gwa Kalo gati galiŋa Kaloŋa bebra gwai no, Kalo giŋir dhugore duŋwgilaŋiye lijo lina luminyu ŋirila ŋai ŋa dhabiŋaijo lijo dhuŋuna dha Kalo. 22 Yahuud gwathibupe ⓐalaama, a Yuunaaniyiin gwathibupe bebruŋw; 23 abi anaŋa lathabiŋaijo lijo dhuŋuna dha al Masiiẖ gwina gwaio gi lure alaŋ lina limaliganu, gwina gwiro girimun di Yahuud, a ŋirila di Yuunaaniyiin. 24 Abi degen lina lurninu, lina liro Yahuud a Yuunaaniyiin, al Masiiẖ gwiro ŋoma ŋa Kalo, a bebra gwa Kalo. 25 Ŋinena ro ŋirila ŋa Kalo ŋibebranu gi liji; a mule nono gwa Kalo gwiburanu nono gi liji.

26 Limega lai, ireyul je galo gi urnie gwina gwimanya gwai urnini, darnu liji lati loinyadho lina libebra gi dhuŋun dha aŋinu no, a liji lati loinyadho lina linaŋ no, a liji lati loinyadho lina liliŋinu liŋir no, 27 abi Kalo uthini lijo ganu la gidhila lina liro jirila dilapie lijo lina libebra dhara; a Kalo uthini lijo ganu la gidhila lina limulo nono dilapie lijo lina libur nono dhara; 28 A Kalo uthini lijo ganu la gidhila lina lati linaŋ no, a lina lirninu, a lina lati lo no, dilirniye lina lo; 29 dathi aŋinu peth aro ŋamilai gi je ganu ja Kalo no. 30 Abi dugun nyaŋa gi al Masiiẖ Yasuuⓐ, gwina gwimaro bebra di Kalo dega, a dhuŋun dhiŋir, a jure, a bibrini. 31 Gwiro ŋinena ulinuŋwna darnu, Ada gweta gwimare ŋamilai, abricul ŋware ŋamilai di Kweleny.