People make excuse for flesh addiction and keep enjoying

[R. Hartono]

1 Peter 4 : 1 ....whoever has suffered in the flesh stop from sins.

Drugs, alcohol, porns, smoking are most common addiction of people of all age.

Why people choose enjoyment instead of stopping it and keep blaming God for not stopping their sins.

 

[Starise]

I don't believe any person who wants to draw near to God enjoys any addiction that keeps them away from Him. 

Addiction- The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.

By the very definition people who live  in the flesh are strongly compelled to do whatever it is. This is often a physical activity that holds a strong physical dependency for the individual because the body is in some way rewarded and that reward feels very good.

I'm not justifying addictions, I am only saying that addictions are never easy to give up since they have such a very strong hold on the person. For this reason pending a miracle most people can't snap their fingers and be free of addiction. It takes a lot of help and determination, God can change a heart to run away from these things or find them disgusting to the point where we want nothing more than to give it up. EVEN SO, some of these things have very potent powerful grips on people which means it might be a process and not a sudden change.

I question anyone who claims to be a Christian, lives in open sin or does something very unhealthy and is ok with it to the point of explaining it away as ok or in some way acceptable. Any sincere Christian caught in an addiction wants nothing more than to be free from it. The Holy Spirit won't let us rest living that lifestyle. The willingly sinful run from the light. Those who want to be clean run toward the light so they can let the Lord work in them.

It has to be said that just as guilty as those who partake in these things are those who make it possible. If no woman agreed to take take her clothes off for public movies and or pictures, if no one engaged in the drug trade, if people would stop growing tobacco ( even some of my Amish neighbors) This would make it more difficult to engage in these activities. Making a temptation readily available to a person who has a known weakness with it will have implications for those people on judgment day unless they get out of it and ask forgiveness.

I have never done drugs, but as I understand it they are easy to obtain if you want them bad enough. Cigarettes are sold almost everywhere. Booze is in many common places as well. How about porn? I compare it to an alcoholic with a well of booze. All he has to do is turn on the spigot. All anyone has to do is press a few buttons on a computer and they can be in places they should not be. Unlike booze porno is free almost everywhere. I'm not sure how the people promoting it even make any money? Must be a satanic conspiracy to destroy the family and make Christians ineffective. Even in these circumstances I believe the Lord can deliver you. Find a brother or sister to hold you accountable.

The Christian only has one right choice. Give it to the Lord and allow Him to make changes in you. It might not happen overnight but it will happen if you persist and keep praying.

[biblelesson]

We suffer with our sins until God builds us up by His Spirit, and then removes them by His Holy Spirit.

It is by His grace that our sins are removed. This way, it is God who gets the glory. "Where is boasting then," Romans 3:27.  If we are able to overcome all our sins, then why did Jesus die? We have no control to stop our sin no matter how we try because we are dealing with the flesh which is very powerful. We can't do it, and will never be able to do it. But, only by the Power of the Holy Spirit can the flesh be subdued, and all of our sins be removed out of the way.

Some sins are very difficult to stop, like addictions, as others have said on this post.  Sometimes God don't just wipe the sin away, but will bare long with us for our benefit and growth.  This allows us to cry out to God, and want to change in our inner man.  This process strengthens the Christian and build them up.  This is God's doing.  

 

Edited August 24, 2021 by biblelesson

[johnthebaptist]

16 hours ago, R. Hartono said:

1 Peter 4 : 1 ....whoever has suffered in the flesh stop from sins.

Drugs, alcohol, porns, smoking are most common addiction of people of all age.

Why people choose enjoyment instead of stopping it and keep blaming God for not stopping their sins.

 

Sin has a powerful allure, but it only leads us to unhappiness and suffering.

[appy]

People who have drug or alcohol addictions are miserable. They are NOT having a time of their life. Stopping drug or alcohol abuse is not that simple as saying to one' s self... “ok, no more illicit drug abuse” and then simply not doing it. The body itself has become dependent and when the substance suddenly stops, the body can become violently ill and produce a range of withdrawal symptoms as it tries to adapt to the sudden absence of drugs or excess alcohol.

During addiction, the brain stops producing dopamine on its own and comes to rely on the illicit drug or alcohol for these effects. When people abruptly stop using them after becoming addicted, their brains produce lower dopamine levels — leading to symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Withdrawing from drugs and or alcohol can cause worse feelings of anxiety or feelings of nervousness, depression, jumpiness, brain fog, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, rapid heart rate, appetite loss, dilated pupils, clammy skin, tremors, agitation, hallucinations, severe confusion, seizures, pain, sleeplessness, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, or hot and cold flashes.

The above list of withdrawal symptoms is very, very unpleasant and makes it a difficult challenge to get off the addictions. It is NOT good for people who are drug or alcohol dependent to attempt to withdraw from the addiction on their own. They need medical help along with trusting God to see them through the process and on the road to recovery. These are folks who need our prayers, not our scorn.

Those suffering with drug abuse,

 

SAMHSA National Helpline

Confidential free help, from public health agencies, to find substance use treatment and information.

1-800-662-4357

 

[appy]

8 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

I have witnessed a man in the grip of delirium tremens (DT), a life-threatening condition caused by withdrawal from alcohol. DT can arise two to three days into withdrawal. 

There is shaking... shivering... sweating... hallucinations... and as I learned some time afterward, high body temperature and seizures may occur which results in death. @appy is quite right that addiction has a palpable effect upon the body and is nothing to be trifled with. 

Since that time I have stood by, watching and listening to the agonizing ordeal of addicts suffering from heroin withdrawal. At times I can hear them on the street in this very room, and so I weep and pray for their sake. It tears the heart to hear their cries.    

I omitted the mention of death being part of withdrawal symptoms because I am trying to encourage those with additions to seek medical help and be monitored by a medical professional during the process.  I don't want to scare people away from seeking help for getting off of illicit drugs.  They can die from drug and alcohol abuse as well.  I would rather see them get a second chance at life.

[angels4u]

11 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Amen. 

And you forgot to mention that another withdrawal symptom can be death. 

 

That's why you have to do it wisely and seek help..