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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.

Almasiya gaɽo lwandra ləd̶ərnəṯia na led̶a lëndu ŋen laɽo ltəɽe

1 Ŋen ŋafəṯia ŋgeicr ŋen pred̶ ŋeicia, na ŋad̶əna na ŋen ŋəɽo ŋəɽijan na d̶agtyaca eŋen na d̶əbwaid̶ia eŋen, 2 na wonaṯr ŋen iŋi ŋətəɽe ŋusila ŋen ŋarno ñere ñərra ñəɽo nəloŋ, ṯa ñoɽreṯe ŋanŋa na ñëbərni. 3 Ŋen ŋarno ad̶am gə-Rəmwa gaṯa ṯa, “Ñagafid̶u ŋen ṯa Eləŋ Rəmwa gaŋəra kaiñ.”

4 Eṯar Eləŋ Rəmwa nano, igi gəɽo lwandra ildi ləməfia, ildi lənid̶ənu eled̶a orn luṯənu i-Rəmwa na laŋəra kaiñ ŋu nëiñua. 5 Ñagabəd̶einia ŋen ŋarno ŋwandra iŋi ŋəməfia ṯa ñaɽeṯe eɽa gusila na ñaɽeṯe kana yetəɽe ṯa ñanaid̶e Yesu Almasiya d̶əɽəd̶ənia d̶usila id̶i Rəmwa rid̶i arəŋënṯi. 6 Ŋen ŋanṯa ad̶am gə-Rəmwa gaṯa ṯa,

“Seid̶r, igəbëɽia lwandra ləɽənda lad̶una alo yi-Siyim ildi lëɽənu na ləŋəra kaiñ.

Na ed̶a gənəŋ igi gəbëndia ŋen ŋəlëɽəŋu gaber gid̶i aŋid̶əni girəwano.”

7 Nṯia laɽo d̶amia ed̶alo ñəŋgi ñagëndu ŋen ŋəlëɽəŋu, orn eled̶a ildi ləber lənna ŋen ŋəlëɽəŋu,

“Lwandra ildi led̶a labijəd̶ia laned̶o,

lënəŋu d̶əñid̶i laɽo lwandra ildi ləɽənda lad̶una.”

8 Na ad̶am gwomən gaṯa ṯa,

“Lwandra ildi led̶a labakëɽəŋeiniau

na lwandra ildi labakëɽəŋaicia led̶a.”

Lënəŋulu iabakëɽəŋeinia ŋen ŋanṯa laber lənna ŋen ŋə-Rəmwa, na fəŋen iŋi lënəŋulu lëɽəniau ananoŋ.

9 Orn ñaŋ ñagaɽo led̶a luṯənu, na led̶a ildi ləɽo kana y-Eləŋ Rəmwa, na led̶a ltəɽe ɽ-Rəmwa, ṯa ñërrəŋaid̶i ŋen ŋoɽra kaiñ ŋəlëɽəŋu irri rundəd̶ənde iŋərəm ṯa ñafeṯe egarrerre gəlëɽəŋu igi gəŋəra kaiñ. 10 Ananoŋ gerṯe ñagafo ñagaɽo led̶a ɽ-Rəmwa, orn d̶əñid̶i ñagaɽo led̶a ɽ-Rəmwa. Ananoŋ ñagero ñagəneinia ŋen ŋəd̶əgeiyaica ŋəbaiya nano, orn d̶əñid̶i ñaganeinu ŋen ŋəd̶əgeiyaica ŋəbaiya nano.

Ŋen ŋələbai ɽ-Rəmwa

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 Ñaŋ ñəŋgi igəbwandiya, egandeɽəd̶ia garno ilia na led̶a liŋamia ṯa ñaned̶e d̶wonaṯa d̶eicia id̶i d̶aŋəno, id̶i d̶əbwaiñəd̶ia nusilana enalo jaica jaica. 12 Ŋgiṯr ŋen ŋəd̶erlda ed̶alo ad̶əd̶urwaṯe eled̶a ildi laijəba Rəmwa, ṯa ndə lënəŋulu ləbaṯa ñageicia, lënəŋulu lid̶i alseici ŋen eŋalo ŋəŋəra na lid̶i alnaice Rəmwa ŋaɽrwa eloman ildi Rəmwa rid̶i arəweṯa led̶a nano.

Ŋen d̶eṯəm ṯa led̶a alnaice nələŋ ntam enen

13 Naicr led̶a lerṯo ŋələŋe ntam enalo ŋen ŋanṯa Eləŋ Yesu. Naicr eləŋ goɽra ntam enalo igi gəfo led̶a pred̶ nëiñua, 14 na nələŋ com ini gënəŋu gəd̶waṯəlo ṯa alakəme led̶a ildi ləbəd̶ia ŋen ŋeicia, na ṯa alpəɽe led̶a ildi ləbəd̶ia ŋen ŋəŋəra. 15 Ŋen ŋanṯa fəŋen iŋi ŋə-Rəmwa ṯa ndə ñagəbəd̶ia ŋen ŋəŋəra ñabwaiñi led̶a ŋəma ildi lero ŋeniano na laijəba ŋen nəsi. 16 Ɽeṯr ñagarno led̶a lero ləbëndənia eŋen ŋənəŋ, orn ñeiṯe ñagəbəd̶ia ŋen iŋi ṯa aŋarneṯe erenia igi gələbəco ŋen ŋeicia iŋi ñagəbəd̶ia. Id̶ər ntam enalo garno ləbai ɽ-Rəmwa. 17 Naicr led̶a pred̶ d̶amia, bwid̶riya elorəba, d̶əñiṯr Rəmwa na naicr eləŋ goɽra d̶amia.

Ŋen ŋəwujənu ŋəŋen ŋubwa ŋ-Almasiya

18 Ya led̶a ñəŋgi ñagəd̶uɽəd̶ənṯia led̶a ɽrəto eneɽa enen, naicr led̶a lerṯənde ntam enalo ŋəd̶aiñaŋa pred̶, gerṯe lënəŋulu ildi ləŋəra na ləɽiñaṯa ŋen ikərəŋ, orn lënəŋulu com ildi lerṯo ŋen ŋəɽiano. 19 Rəmwa rid̶i arabuŋṯi ed̶a igi gaɽiñaṯa ŋen ŋəd̶wana d̶əlëɽəŋu eŋen ŋubwa ŋeicia iŋi gënəŋu gəneinia məɽəməɽeñ ŋen ŋanṯa galəŋeṯo ŋen ŋə-Rəmwa. 20 Ŋen ŋanṯa ñagerṯo ŋaɽrwa ŋəɽo ṯau ndə ñagəɽiñaṯa ŋen ŋeicia iŋi ñagəneinia ŋen ŋanṯa ñagid̶u ŋen ŋeicia ŋen ŋero ŋəŋəra eñaŋ? Orn ndə ñagəbəd̶ia ŋen ŋəŋəra na ñagəneinia ŋen ŋubwa ŋeicia, na ṯəñaɽiñaṯo ŋen iŋi, fəŋen iŋi ŋəŋəra kaiñ i-Rəmwa. 21 Đeṯəm ñagwurəndəd̶ənu ṯa ñafeṯe eŋen ṯia, ŋen ŋanṯa Almasiya com ganeinu ŋen ŋubwa ŋeicia ŋen ŋanṯa ñaŋ, na gënəŋu ganaicənde ŋen ṯa ñateṯe rəmanəña rəlëɽəŋu. 22 Gënəŋu gero gəbəd̶ia ŋen ŋənəŋ ŋeicia kwai kwai na ŋad̶əna ŋero ŋəfid̶ənia igëiñua ilëɽəŋu. 23 Gënəŋu gadamicənu eŋen, orn gero goɽəbaicia eŋen ŋənəŋ ŋeicia, gënəŋu gananeinu ŋen ŋubwa ŋeicia, orn gero gəɽwata eŋen ŋeicia kwai kwai, na ganaico Rəmwa etam gəlëɽəŋu irri rakəmia ŋen pred̶ d̶əd̶urwaṯad̶a. 24 Gënəŋu garno ŋen ŋeicia iŋëndr egaŋəno ilëɽəŋu nḏuɽi, ṯa nëndr alaiyr eŋen ŋeicia, na ṯa aləməṯr ṯa alid̶r ŋen ŋəd̶urwaṯo. Ñaŋ nagcid̶inu rëɽra rəlëɽəŋu, 25 ŋen ŋanṯa ananoŋ ñagafo ñagəṯwo ŋen ŋarno yaŋala, orn d̶əñid̶i ñagoɽəbaṯo Ed̶a Gəndsia nano na Gərəmoṯwa nusila enalo.

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.