By:Dana Laskowski
Is it an addiction or a habit?
So let’s look for a minute at the difference between an addiction and a habit. A habit is something you do out of choice, so we could say that’s how most addictions start, biting your nails is a habit, chewing gum can be a habit, folding clothes a certain way, I think you get the point. On the other hand an addiction involves a chemical that alters the body and makes the body become dependent on it. With an addiction you become so dependent on the chemical that you will do whatever it takes to get the next hit. You will roll pennies, sell things, go without food, and some even steal and far worse to feed their addiction. An addiction is something that your brain and body say they cannot live without.
Where does addiction begin?
Most, not all, but most addictions begin because there is a void of some kind within the spirit. For me I needed something that was mine, something no one could take away or control. All of my life I had been controlled by one form or another, from sexual abuse, to several badly abusive relationships. My addiction happened to be smoking, and to begin with I was only going to smoke one. I was with my first husband, we had a new baby, and he was extremely abusive both physically and mentally, and in came my rescuer with a cherry on top. It calmed my nerves, and it was something no one could choose for me to do or not to do, it was my choice and my choice alone. No matter what time of day or what the situation I knew I could run and grab a cigarette, and so I did, for 22 years. I was 16 when I started smoking and I am now 40 years old and through building a relationship with Jesus I now realize that a cigarette was never what I needed, but that my spirit man was crying out for Jesus and a personal relationship with him.
Standing at a crossroad………
So you want to stop leaning on an addiction and start walking with Jesus. He’s the healer mentally, physically, and spiritually. First understand this road is not easy, it takes a lot of time alone, it takes a lot of prayer, but it is more than worth it. The very first step to the healing that needs to take place is being honest with your own self. First admit that you are an addict not to others but to yourself. It’s like standing in front of a mirror and allowing everything both good and bad to be revealed. Jesus is looking for honesty because he cannot help you with something that you aren’t even willing to admit. Jesus is looking for you to call upon him for help, and when you do the light that shines is simply amazing.
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