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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.

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.

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 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.

Kuni Lidriidriro ago Tu'de Alokado

1 Ka'do inye, mìna andivo amiro ni taundi cini, miomba, kowe, yaoko ndi kalambäri be yasi. 2 Nyà'do oso ŋgwai se ätibe to'diro ronye, ondoalo täbiri ro ta leyi wäṛiro tori rota, tana ugu umvuna si mìmba robe ago apa ami robe. 3 Tana yauono nyètembe yauni Lu rote.

4 Nyìkyi Opi re, kuni lidriidriro se lidri kogabezo oso ŋga takadoako ronye oko Lu njite ŋga kado para ndra ro. 5 Nyìkyi oso kuniŋwà lidriidriro ronye, ago mì'ba amo andivo amiro Yekalu tori ro ro, nyìnduru robe oso kohanii alokado ronye ŋga ozo a'do tori ro voro ozone ago tori olo se ta kusi Lu be ozone Yesu Kristo si ro. 6 Tana taegyi ka ata ekye:

“Manji kuni kado para ndra te,

se mate o'bana kuni goŋgodri ro Zaiona ya,

ago nda se kabe taoma nda ya a'dona ko driupiro.”

7 Kuni ono kadona orivoya ndra ami se nyàbe taoma ri; oko ànya se koma ta ko ri:

“Kuni se zo obe'bai kogabezo oso takadoako ronye

gwo zarute a'done para ndrani vona cini risi.”

8 Ago taegyi aza ka ata ekye:

“Ono ni kuni se o'bana lidri 'da o'dene toromoga,

luutu se o'bana ànya 'da lapane owo.”

Ànya 'deyite toromoga tana ànya mayi ta kote ata ya, 'do ni tase Lu kora tana be a'done ànyari owo.

9 Oko ami orivoya lidri onjionji yi, kohanii 'Bädri'ba ro, tu'de alokado yi, lidri Lu modo ro, anjite taoye liŋgyiekye Lu ro tana opene, se zi ami teni vouni yasi le ŋgaeyi liŋgyiliŋgyi ro modo ndaro roya. 10 Sedri iga ami ko lidri Lu ro, oko yauono ami orivoya lidri ndaro; sedri iga mìni yauni Lu ro kote, oko yauono nyùsu yauni ndaro te.

Mìri oso Ruindu'ba Lu ro ronye

11 Ma ami eji ole cini si, bereazii maro, oso atrai ndi lämu'bai 'bädri ono ya ronye! Nyòzo vo ko ole lomvo ro ri se ondoalo kabe kyila oye lindri be ono. 12 A'do amiro Atrai lako beṛo a'done kadopara tana ondro ànya kikicuyi ami ca oso taundi oye'bai ronye oko, ànya ondrenayi taoye kado amiro 'da ago räṛunayi Lu 'da Tu ndaro ikyi rosi.

13 Ta Opi rota nyòlogo andivo amiro vuru drikaca cini lidri ro zele! 'Bädri'ba ri, se orivoya drikaca 'desi be, 14 ago wari'bai ri, se nda ka'date ànya se taundi oye'bai ezane ago ànya se kayibe takado oye räṛune. 15 Tana Lu le ämiri ata tauniako lidri amamaro ro drî na o'bine ta kado se nyàbe oyena si. 16 Mìri oso lidri dritai ro ronye; caoko, mì'ba dritai amiro ka'do ko drî takozi aza ro takoza sina, oko mìri oso ruindu'bai Lu ro ronye. 17 Mìro 'dicini, nyùlu taoma'bai azi, nyùturi Lu, ago mìro 'bädri'ba.

Rueza Kristo ro Taka'da yi

18 Ami ruindu'bai nyòlogo andivo amiro vuru 'desii amiro zele ago nyàka'da taoro ànya cini ri, ko gialo ànya se orivoya yauni be ago kabe taoti ri ayani, oko kpa ànya se siomba be ri. 19 Lu äṛuna ami 'da ta ono ro, ondro nyìŋgyi lomvoluwu rueza taenjiako rote owo tana ya amiro ya mìni ole ndaro te. 20 Ondro ka'do nyènji ta yi ago nyìŋgyi rriti ami o'biro gwo tana ro takado se nyùsuna ämiri iga e'di ya? Oko ondro mìye takado yi nyìŋgyi rriti rueza ro ca tana ro, Lu äṛuna ami 'da tana ro. 21 Tana Lu zi ami te ta ono ta, tana Kristo andivo ezarute ta amiro ta ago e'be taka'daro te ämiri, tana mìso robe pavo ndaro vo. 22 Nda ye takozi kote, ago 'diaza eri ata miodo ro kote ni kala ndaro yasi. 23 Ondro a'da nda ca, nda gologo vona kote la'dao'da si, nda kezaru ca, nda nyaozi kote, oko nda 'ba mi ndaro te Lu, Vureope'ba ŋgye dri ayani. 24 Kristo andivo ŋgyi takozi amaro te lomvo ndaro ya taka dri, tana màdra robe takozi ri ago màri robe taŋgye ri. Tana laza ndaro si ede ami te. 25 Sedri ami orivoya oso timele se ije liti ànyaro te ronye, oko yauono ezi ami te kovole osone Lekye'ba ago Äti'ba lindri amiro ro vo.