A little worry (Is A Dangerous Thing)

We're all familiar with the term addiction. It calls to mind the people who are addicted to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and even food and there are others. I've just heard that worry is a hidden addiction which happens to be the most prevalent addiction in the world! This addiction to worry idea caught my attention because I believe that I worry too much.  Could it be that I have this hidden addiction to worry?  An addiction as you know, is a habitual and compulsive behavior that keeps us in captivity, in a kind of self made bondage. In some but not in all cases, pleasure is the mechanism for addictions.  First your drug of choice gives you pleasure, then it pulls the rug out from under you and gives you misery instead. But doesn’t excessive worrying do the same thing? Everyone worries a little in order to figure out solutions to problems. However if you develop a habit of thinking you’re in control, that habit can become worse and turn into a fully grown addiction. First you think you're in control and that feels good, but then the rug gets pulled out and you end up consumed by worry and miserable just like with other addictions. The bible in Philippians 4:4-9 offers worriers a solution of peace instead of panic. If you want to know more about this addiction click here to hear an illuminating message.

Inclement Weather

When you screw up royally by getting addicted to something that's bad for you, you’re heading into a perfect storm. Illicit sex, drugs, alcohol, nicotine and the like will become a violent wind at your back, a downpour of rain that will drown you and give you a life that is colder than ice. You should pray when this happens, because you won't get out by yourself. Your self is what got you into this mess, so you will need help outside of yourself to get out. So start with a prayer asking for Him for faith! God always answers that prayer. Add to your prayer a request for humility, truth and love and hope. Hope for a miracle from God. Running away won’t get you far. Nor will the false hope that nobody sees what you are doing! God always sees you. 

You may ask, "Can God help me, will he help me, will God give me  a miracle?" The answer is the same: "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor." (Matthew 11:5). You'll just have to trust God and follow Him and accept the help he gives you in whatever form it takes. God often puts people in your path as a conduit or pipeline of his blessings coming to you. 

It may take some time to get completely out of the storm you're in. May God save you from your storm.