While God allows us to experience temptations, He never gives us more of these than we can bear. He will give us means to overcome our sinful habits with His guidance and grace through prayer.
Recovery programs, support groups, rehabilitation centers, and counseling all play vital roles in breaking cycles of addiction and despair as well, of course. Yet, we are reminded to turn to God first and foremost in seeking to change our ways. If we approach our falls with humility, we can indeed learn and grow from them.
Behold me, O my God, at Your feet! I do not deserve mercy, but O my Redeemer, the blood with You have shed for me encourages me and obliges me to hope for it. How often I have offended You, repented, and yet have I again fallen into the same sin. O my God, I wish to amend, and in order to be faithful to You, I will place all my confidence in You. I will, whenever I am tempted, instantly have recourse to You. Until now, I have trusted in my own promises and resolutions and have neglected to recommend myself to You in my temptations. This has been the cause of my repeated failures. From this day forward, be You, O Lord, my strength, and this shall I be able to do all things, for “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.” Amen.
We are all sinners in need of God's love and mercy, after all. And yet, we are offered His love and redemption. Christ shed His blood at Calvary for all of our sins