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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.

Kwɔrɔstɔ kwir ṯimǝccǝ ṯǝri.

1 Kwelle kwiinyi, ŋɔ ŋɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi ŋɔ mindaŋ meere ǝrri ŋikiyaŋi ŋeere mac; laakin mɔŋw ǝrri kweere ŋikiyaŋi tǝ, nǝrǝthi kwette kwǝṯi-nyji ǝmmithi-nǝ Papa-ŋǝli kwǝni Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ kwirllalɔ; 2 nɔŋworo ṯifivrinnǝ ṯǝthi ŋikiya ŋǝri, nǝ nǝreere oro ŋǝri ṯɔɽɔk mac, laakin nǝroro ŋikiya ŋǝthi ṯurmun tatap. 3 Nǝ ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ṯǝ ŋɔ ǝrŋi elŋe rerrem ethaarɔŋw a kwilŋithir ŋunduŋw, mǝr mithǝ waamira wuuŋwun. 4 Mɔŋw aar kweere-ŋw, kwǝni kwilŋithi-ŋwɔ laakin mɔŋweere iinyici waamira naana wuuŋwun mac tǝ, ŋworo kwǝluŋw mindaŋ mǝreere naani ŋa ŋir rerrem duŋgwun-nǝ mac; 5 nǝ kweere kwǝṯi iinyici ŋiɽaŋal ŋuuŋun naana tǝ, ǝṯi ṯamɽa ṯuuŋwun ṯǝni Allah oro rerren min-min. Nǝ ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ṯǝ ŋɔ ǝrŋi elŋe rerrem ethaarɔŋw a kwɔnannir duŋgwun-nǝ. 6 Mɔŋw aari kweere-ŋw, nyii kwǝṯi ɔm duŋgwun-nǝ, laazim ŋweele ki-thaay-la ṯir kaka ṯǝṯɔŋw-thi ele ŋundu.

Waamir wiyaŋ.

7 Limɽi liinyi lǝṯi-nyji amɽi, nyiiti ŋgwɔ kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi waamira weere wiyaŋ mac, laakin nɔŋworo wa wir wɔɔɽɔn wǝthi kerreny-ŋw-lɔ tuk; nǝ waamir wa wɔɔɽɔn nɔŋworo ŋiɽaŋal ŋa ŋimǝsi neŋne 8 Nǝ ŋɔ tatap tǝ, ŋǝsi lɔcca waamira wiyaŋ tok, wa wir rerrerm wɔnaanɔ duŋgwun-nǝ nǝ daŋgal-na tok, kaka mǝgwɔ kirim ṯamthɔ kithaay, mindaŋ nǝ fɔɔri kwir rerrem erṯelɔ. 9 Mɔŋwaarɔŋw kweere kwɔnanni ki-fɔɔri-na, laakin mɔŋw wǝzi eŋgen kweere tǝ, nɔŋwtǝni kwɔnannathɔ kinnǝni kirim-nǝ. 10 Mɔŋw amɽi kweere eŋgen tǝ, ŋwɔni kwɔmǝ nanni ki-fɔɔri-na, nɔ ki-fɔɔri-na tǝ, ǝṯi ṯɔgdanni ere naani kweere mac. 11 Laakin mɔŋw wǝzi kweer eŋgen tǝ, ŋwɔni kwɔnannathɔ kirim-nǝ, nǝ ǝṯɔŋw ele kirim-nǝ, nǝ ǝṯɔŋweere elŋe mac kwiilathi ṯaka-ŋgi, kaka mǝgwɔ kirim ruusi ŋunduŋw kwunduŋw.

12 Kwelle kwiinyi, nyii ŋgwa kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi kwokwony kaka mǝgwɔ ŋikiya ŋaalɔ fivrinni sǝbǝb-gi kwuuŋwun. 13 Nyii ŋgwa kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lir papa-ŋa, kaka nilŋithi-ŋǝ ŋgwa kwɔnannɔ kwon-kwon. Nyii ŋgwa kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lir kaamal, kaka mǝgwɔ illasi ŋgwa kii kwigii. Nyii kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lir kwelle, kaka nilŋithiŋǝ-gwɔ Papa-ŋwɔ. 14 Nyii kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lir papa-ŋa, kaka nilŋithi-ŋǝ gwɔ ŋgwa kwon-kwon-lɔ tuk. Nyii kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi lir kaamal, kaka nifirlliŋa-gwɔ, mindaŋ ǝṯi ŋiɽaŋal ŋǝthi Allah ɔmi daŋgal-na, na nǝ illazi ŋgwa kii Kwigii.

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.

15 Ǝṯeere ɔmɽi ṯurmunǝ mac, wala kwomne ŋgwa kwɔnannɔ ki-ṯurmun-nǝ. Mɔŋw amɽi kweere ṯurmunǝ tǝ, ǝṯiŋweere amɽi Papa-ŋwɔ mac. 16 Kaka nɔrɔ-gwɔ kwomne ŋgwa tatap kwɔnaanɔ ki-ṯurmun-nǝ sɔɔrɔm kwǝthi aŋna, nǝ sɔɔrɔm kwǝthi yǝy, nǝ kwǝthi ṯiniyǝnǝ ṯǝthi ŋimiitha, nɔŋweere iila naanɔ-gwɔ Papa mac, laakin nɔŋworo kwǝthi ṯurmun. 17 Ǝṯi ṯurmun-ŋǝ sɔɔrɔm-gi irṯathalɔ; laakin ŋgwa kwǝṯisi ǝrri ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯǝthi Allah tǝ, ǝṯɔŋw nannitha dok-dok. Ṯuwǝn ṯǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ.

18 Kwelle, saa@ kwir-ṯa ŋgwɔ kwirimthithɔ; nǝ kaka mǝgwɔ neŋne aarir-gwɔŋw, ŋgwa kwir ṯuwǝn ṯǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ ŋgwa kwinḏi, ŋwɔṯaŋw kire-kirem-ŋgwɔ tǝ, limiila littǝzir lir ṯuwǝn; ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝrsi elŋe ethaarɔŋw saa@ kwir-ṯa ŋgwɔ kwirimthithɔ. 19 Limǝ ruu kithaay dǝŋgǝr-nǝ, kaka niti nɔrɔr-gwɔ lǝri mac; ǝŋgiroro lǝri ǝŋgir nanni nyiiŋǝ-li, laakin limeele kithaay, mindaŋ mǝr elŋethine dedder ethaarɔŋw lǝri liti lir tatap mac. 20 Laakin nɔŋw naani ŋgwa Kwirllinǝlɔ ter kwɔmǝ-ŋǝsi ɔratha mindaŋ nǝsi elŋe ŋa ŋir rerrem. 21 Nyii ŋgwɔ kwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi, laakin nǝreere ǝniŋw ŋiti ŋilŋithi-ŋǝsi ŋir rerrem mac, laakin kaka nilŋithi-ŋǝsi gwɔ rac, na nǝsi elŋe tok ethaarɔŋw, ŋǝluŋw ŋiti ŋǝṯi ruuthǝ ki-ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋir rerrem mac. 22 Nǝ ǝyǝ kwɔrɔ kwir kwǝluŋw? Illi ŋgwa kwǝṯi ǝvrinni kwǝṯaarɔŋw Yǝcu kwiti kwɔrɔ Kwɔrɔstɔ mac. Kwindǝr-ṯǝ ŋgwa kwɔrɔ ṯuwǝn ṯǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ kwǝṯi ǝvrinni Papa-ŋwɔsi Tɔr-ri. 23 Kwiti kweere mac kwǝṯi ǝvrinni Tɔɔrɔ mindaŋ ethi ǝmmini Papa-ŋwɔ. Ŋgwa kwǝṯi ǝmmini Tɔɔrɔ, ǝṯɔŋw ǝmminci Papa-ŋwɔ tok. 24 Ethir ɔmi ŋa daŋgal-na ŋiniŋna-ŋǝsi-lɔ kwon-kwon, mǝr ɔmi ŋa ŋiniŋna-ŋǝsi-lɔ kwon-kwon daŋgal-na tǝ, e-ta ǝmǝ ɔmi ki Tɔr-na nǝ ethi Papa-na tok. 25 Nǝrṯoro ŋɔ ŋigittathicaŋw-ŋi nyuŋwsi, ŋir ŋimiitha ŋǝṯi nannitha dok-dok. 26 Ŋa ŋɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi ŋǝthi kila linḏi ethi kǝkiɽi-nyji ŋaaŋwɔsi-lɔ; 27 laakin ṯɔɔratha kitha ṯimǝ aavi naanɔ-ŋgwɔ ṯǝṯi kǝniny ɔmi daŋgal-na, mindaŋ neere naŋni kwokwony kweere mac ethi accǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi @allima; kaka nǝṯi-gwɔ ṯɔɔratha accǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi @allima kwomne tatap, ṯir rerrem, nǝ nɔŋweere oro ŋǝluŋw mac, kaka-ṯǝ ŋa ŋǝccǝŋw-ŋi ŋaaŋwɔsi @allima, a ɔmi duŋgwun-nǝ.

28 Nǝ kire-kirem ŋgwɔ tǝ, kwelle kwiinyi, ɔmɔr duŋgwun-na, mindaŋ mɔŋw ruwǝthǝ nyuŋwsi naana tǝ, ǝri allatha rɔgwori naana mindaŋ mǝreere luccini mǝc ṯɔrony-thi ki Laamin-la kila lɔŋw-li iila. 29 Mǝ elŋece ethaarɔŋw kwǝni kwirllalɔ tǝ, ǝsi elŋece rerrem ethaarɔŋw, kweere kwǝṯisi ǝrri ŋirllalɔ, kwundǝr-ṯǝ kwǝthi ŋelŋe ŋiyaŋ naanɔ-ŋgwɔ.

Kristo Opa'ba Amaro

1 Ma ta ono egyi ämiri, ŋgwai maro, ukyi mìye takozi 'da; oko ondro 'diaza ka takozi oye, ama 'diaza be se ka Täpi eji vo amaro ya, Yesu Kristo, se ni taŋgye'ba yi. 2 Ago Kristo andivona se nda si e'be ama te takozii amaro ta, ago ko toto amaro ayani, oko takozii 'dicini ro kpa.

3 Ondro mà ota Lu ro orona, anjioko ndi endaro mä̀ni nda ndi. 4 Ondro 'diaza ka ata ekye mäni nda ndi, oko koro ota ndaro kote, 'di nonye ono orivoya kowe'ba yi ago taŋgye i'do nda ya. 5 Oko nda se kabe ata ndaro orona orivoya 'dise ŋgalu ndaro Lu ri a'bate a'done ŋgye endaro owo. Ta ono si mä̀nina ndi endaro anjioko ama orivoya rumora be Lu be: 6 nda se kabe ata ekye nda ka ori rumora ya Lu be beṛo orine ŋgye oso Yesu Kristo koyebe ronye.

Ota To'di

7 Bereazii maro se mulube ono, ota mabe egyina ämiri ono ko to'di yi, anya orivoya ota uku yi, se nyà'dote ṛo sina ni etovoya, ota uku ni orivoya lazo se nyèrite nja owo. 8 Caoko, ota se yau mabe egyina ämiri ono orivoya to'di yi, tana taŋgye anyaro andrete Kristo ya ago kpa ami ya. Tana vouni kate ugu lävu ago ŋgaeyi endaro eyivote nja.

9 Nda se kabe ata ekye yi orivoya ŋgaeyi ya, oko yana osoro ädrupi ndaro lomvo, orivoya vouni ya gile yauono. 10 Nda se kabe ädrupi ndaro lu ka ori ŋgaeyi ya, ago ta'doro ta aza i'do nda ya azi o'bane takozi oyene. 11 Oko nda se yana osoro ädrupii ndaro lomvo orivoya vouni ya ago ka aba vouni yasi ago ni vose nda kabe ugu oyi kigye ko, tana vouni 'ba nda te miako.

12 Ma taegyi ämiri ŋgwai maro, tana e'be ami te ta takozii amiro rota ta Kristo rosi. 13 Ma taegyi ämiri, täpii, tana mìni nda se a'dote ni etovoya te. Ma taegyi ämiri màno to'di, tana mìpe nda se koziro ono te ṛe. Ma taegyi ämiri, ŋgwai maro, tana mìni Täpi ndi.

14 Ma taegyi ämiri, täpii, tana mìni nda se ka'dobe ni etovoya te. Ma taegyi ämiri màno to'di, tana ami orivoya mbara ro, ata Lu ro ka ori ami ya, ago mìpe nda se koziro te ṛe.

15 Nyùlu 'bädri ko ndi ŋgase cini 'bädri robe. Ondro nyà 'bädri lu, nyùlu Täpi ko. 16 Ŋgacini se 'bädri ro ni ole cini undiro lomvo ro se lidri kabe ondrena ago kolebe owo, ago ŋgacini 'bädri ono ya se lidri orivoya driuŋgyi amba be tana ro aza alo ŋga kwoi ro ikyi ko ni Täpi resi; vona cini ka ikyi ni 'bädri yasi. 17 'Bädri ono ndi ŋgase cini kigye se lidri kabe lemena be kate lävu, oko nda se kabe ole Lu ro oyena orina ndi äduako.

Kyila'baazi Kristo ro

18 Ŋgwai maro, tu äduro te ti! Ititate ämiri se ekye kyila'baazi Kristo ro ikyina 'da ago yauono kyila'baazii amba Kristo ro ka'darute ṛo nja, ago mä̀ni ndi tu äduro te ti! 19 Lidri kwoi ṛo endaro ko ni rumora amaro ro, tana ànya e'beyi ama te, aba ànya ka'do yi gwo amaro, ànya riyite ama be, oko ànya foyite ago a'doyite ṛo ŋbelero anjioko ṛo endaro ànya i'do amaro.

20 Oko ami te orivoya Tori Alokado se edate ämidri Kristo si ono be, ago ta'doro vo amiro cini mìni taŋgye te. 21 Ka'do inye, ma taegyi ämiri, ko tana mìni taŋgye ko, oko, tana mìni ṛote ago mìni kpate anjioko kowe efo kote ni taŋgye yasi.

22 Ka'do inye, a'di ni kowe'ba yi ya? Anjioko ni 'dise kabe ata ekye Yesu ko Mesiya owo 'do owo. 'Di inye 'do orivoya kyila'baazi Kristo ro, nda ga Täpi ndi Ŋgwa be te riti zo. 23 Tana nda se kabe Ŋgwa ogazo ka kpa Täpi ogazo; nda se kabe Ŋgwa uru kpa orivoya Täpi be.

24 Ka'do inye mì'ba tase nyèribe ni etovoya ono kori ami ya. Ondro ka'do nyä̀ti tase ana te, 'dooko mìrina 'da ondoalo rumora ya Ŋgwa ndi Täpi be be. 25 Ago ono ni orivoya ŋgase Kristo andivo ko'ba tana be ozone ämäri owo, ni adri äduako.

26 Ma ta ono egyi ämiri ta ànya se kayibe ojo ami odone rota. 27 Oko ämiri ono, Kristo eda Tori ndaro te ämidri. Oso Tori ndaro kabe ori ami ya ronye, mìlena 'diaza ko ami embane. Tana tori ndaro kani ami emba ta ŋgacini rota, ago tase nda kabe embana orivoya endaro, ko kowero. Ka'do inye, mìro ŋgaemba Tori ro, ago mìri rumora ya Kristo be.

28 Owo, ŋgwai maro, mìri rumora ya nda be, tana ondro nda kefote oko mà'do robe agoago amba be ago mà'dona ko driupi ro ruda'done ni ndäri Tuse nda kabe ikyi ana si. 29 Mìnite Kristo ni taŋgye'ba yi; beṛo ämiri unine anjioko 'dicini se kabe tase ŋgye oye orivoya ni ŋgwa Lu ro.