OVERCOMING BAD HABITS, ADDICTIONS AND TEMPTATIONS
HERE ARE SOME THINGS ONE CAN DO TO OVERCOME AN ADDICTION:
1. RENEW YOUR MIND DAILY (EPH. 4:23). THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. RENEW YOUR MIND DAILY IN THE WORD. EVERY LUSTFUL THOUGHT MUST BE REJECTED. WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS AND WHEN A BAD THOUGHT COMES REJECT IT (2 COR 10:5) ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU DEVELOP PURE THOUGHTS. DWELLING ON BAD THOUGHTS AND GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION CAME WEAKEN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE. GET INTO THE WORD AND GET INTO THE HABIT OF THINKING GOOD THOUGHTS ACCORDING TO (PHIL. 4:8)
2. PUT ON THE FULL ARMOUR OF GOD FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL PROTECTION AND TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION: IF YOU RESIST THE TEMPTATION IT WILL SOON GO AWAY. RESIST THE DEVIL AND SUBMIT YOURSELF TO GOD AND HE WILL FLEE (JAM. 4:7). WHEN YOU BEGIN TO WIN MORE BATTLES THE DEVILS TEMPTATIONS WILL WEAKEN. DO AS JESUS DID AND FIND A SCRIPTURE THAT APPLIES TO YOUR SITUATION AND QUOTE IT TO THE DEVIL AND WATCH HIM FLEE FROM YOU...USE THAT SWORD OF THE SPIRIT TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST HIS ATTACKS. IT WORKS GREAT!
3. MAKE NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH (ROM. 13:14). THIS MEANS TO GET RID OF WHAT TRIGGERS YOUR ADDICTION. IT MIGHT BE PORN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. GET RID OF THE MAGAZINES OR PICTURES OR THOSE TEMPTATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO COME WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.
4. ASK THE LORD FOR SPIRITUAL STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THESE TEMPATIONS OR FOR HIM TO LESSEN YOUR SEX DRIVE UNTIL MARRIAGE. SAY THE LORDS PRAYER EVERY DAY. THE LORD WILL DELIVER YOU FROM THE TEMPTATION AND LESSEN IT SO YOU CAN EASILY RESIST IT (MATT. 6:9-13). IF YOUR TEMPTATION COMES WHEN YOU SHOWER THEN SAY THE LORDS PRAYER BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE SHOWER FOR THAT ADDED STRENGTH AND HELP FROM THE LORD. IT REALLY WORKS GREAT!
3. WALK IN NEWNESS OF LIFE. DEVELOP THOSE RIGHTEOUS HABITS. EXCHANGE BAD HABITS FOR VIRTUES. CRUCIFY THOSE FLESHLY LUSTS (GAL. 5:24). WALK IN THE SPIRIT AND YOU WILL HAVE THAT ADDED STRENGTH FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT TO OVERCOME FLESHLY LUSTS (GAL. 5:16).
REPENTING OF HARMFUL ADDICTIONS
Dear Heavenly Father, I, ____________________________________, do confess that I have abused my body and endangered my physical health with harmful addictions.Please forgive me for abusing my body with mind-altering drugs, alcohol, or harmful substances. I renounce the sinful pleasures and sinful fellowships that these substances create and the sinful activities that follow their use. I renounce any satanic involvement or influence that may be working in my life as a result of using harmful substances. I recognize that the devil seeks to destroy lives and break up families with such addictive behavior. I ask that you forgive me of walking in this manner and cleanse me of all of this unrighteousness. I ask that you will have mercy on me and heal me of the damage that has been done to my health. Restore my health, my mind and any broken relationships that have resulted from my use of drugs or alcohol. Forgive me and help me to make restitution to any I may have harmed or abused while under the satanic influence of mind-altering substances and drinks.
I, _____________________________________, surrender my life to the Lord Jesus Christ and cast my burdens upon Him. I release my substance abuse and any other sins connected to this from my life. I cancel out all legal claims to my life that evil spirits have gained because of my willful involvement in substance abuse and any other sins resulting from the use of these harmful substances. I pray, Heavenly Father, that you will completely deliver me from my dependence and/or addictions to these harmful substances and the desire to ever abuse myself with them ever again. Pull down all strongholds and addictions that have been erected by the enemy to keep me in bondage to harmful substances. I choose to be a good steward of my health and practice self-control, temperance and/or abstinence as taught in the word of God. Thank you for deliverance, healing and help to overcome alcoholism and/or substance abuse, in Jesus precious name, amen.
(sign and date to make this agreement with God binding)
