Everyone battling addiction has heard they need to change the people, places,
and things in their lives.
It is easy to identify the places that need to be changed and usually easy to erase these from our lives.
For example, if you used to get drunk every day down at the corner bar, then it is not a good idea to go in there every day and sip on a Coke. This would be one of the “places” that you need to change.
Changing the people in our lives can be a different story. Many people start in addiction by the influence of friends and peers, and struggle to say "no" to these very same people. It may be that the only people you know are those associated with your addiction. So how do you change or at least limit the influence of these people?
Reformers Unanimous Principle #6 states; Those who do not love the Lord will not help me serve the Lord.
By applying this principle into our lives we will surround ourselves with people who love Jesus and help us to love Him as well. You cannot live completely isolated from people and God does not desire you to. The Lord has established a place where we can have friends and fellowship with people whose end goal is not to be their company in sinful activities. The place I am referring to is church. I know the church and specifically the people in church are not perfect, far from it, but they are striving to live life with God in His rightful place in their lives.
If you desire victory over addiction in your life, you will need to submit your will to God's and allow God to bring into your life new friends. Friends who will not lead you into sin, but help you live your life for Jesus Christ.
John 15:18-20 (KJV) 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Proverbs 24:15-16 (KJV) 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 1:10 (KJV) 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Psalm 1:1-2 (KJV) 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
It is easy to identify the places that need to be changed and usually easy to erase these from our lives.
For example, if you used to get drunk every day down at the corner bar, then it is not a good idea to go in there every day and sip on a Coke. This would be one of the “places” that you need to change.
Changing the people in our lives can be a different story. Many people start in addiction by the influence of friends and peers, and struggle to say "no" to these very same people. It may be that the only people you know are those associated with your addiction. So how do you change or at least limit the influence of these people?
Reformers Unanimous Principle #6 states; Those who do not love the Lord will not help me serve the Lord.
By applying this principle into our lives we will surround ourselves with people who love Jesus and help us to love Him as well. You cannot live completely isolated from people and God does not desire you to. The Lord has established a place where we can have friends and fellowship with people whose end goal is not to be their company in sinful activities. The place I am referring to is church. I know the church and specifically the people in church are not perfect, far from it, but they are striving to live life with God in His rightful place in their lives.
If you desire victory over addiction in your life, you will need to submit your will to God's and allow God to bring into your life new friends. Friends who will not lead you into sin, but help you live your life for Jesus Christ.
John 15:18-20 (KJV) 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Proverbs 24:15-16 (KJV) 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 1:10 (KJV) 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Psalm 1:1-2 (KJV) 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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