Jesus Loves Addicts - Luke
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2015
- When a person ingests a substance or engages in an activity that provides temporary pleasure and then such acts become compulsive and interfere with ordinary life responsibilities, he or she is said to be an addict. Addictive behavior is widespread and is one of the reasons many addicts turn to Christ for help. Jesus has a special message for them and a special plan to help them. As the body of Christ to our generation, shouldn’t the church be part of that plan?
This teaching is from our series Jesus Loves People with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
Help me Jesus, fight my addictions.
Wash me clean with your blood and make me new.
Pleace, anyone.. pray for me.
I love you all. But feel so broken.
I miss my old self. I have no power.
Pleace Lord. Help me .
I decklare every addictions to GO
IN JESUS name.
Amen.
I declare it gone surrender to God
Lord please don’t just help me get over this addiction but help me understand your word and put it into practice in my life.
Amen.
God surely is cleansing His church through the washing of the water by His Word. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Reading the Bible and building up your faith is definitely going to transform your life for the better
God created your addiction,it Is here to stay
Please God deliver me from my addiction. It has taken everything but my life and I know that's next.
I am in the same boat as you right now brother. Praying for you!
In Jesus name!
Are you still with us Sir? Any progress. I heard about a very very good detox in Missouri if interested, and cheap (no I dont work for or with them, have no vested interest)
There is power in the name of Jesus...surrender your life to him, and he will show you the way. Be open, God has his own, unique , unimaginable ways..
@@ibperson7765 What is cheap?
Sending love and prayers to everyone dealing with addictions.
Thank u from kitchener ont canada! Marni jean
God said to me one day I was being released from jail, I knew I would get high and I didn’t want to but he told me, “ you don’t have to live like that!” I’m sober from 10 years of heroin addiction and I want to say to you, “there’s a better way to live!” Glory to God ✝️🧎🏻♀️
PRAISE GOD CONGRATS GOD IS AMAZING
Awsome! Praise Jesus!
I'm suffering from the same. Please pray for me
see thats what i like about God, he doesn't come to you in Anger but in love and compassion
Praise God He is Great
from nothing to Something
from no one to Someone
from nobody to Somebody
from sinners to Saints.
I love this comment bravo sir bravo 👏
I am an addict and I hope and pray that God forgives me
Amen
@@deborahpancaro3282 l free from drugs thank gid
Thank you God
Wow I needed this. I'm 34 and have been addicted since I was 8 years old and have been serving Christ for many years. I want freedom.
Surrender to God 🙏
My heart goes out to you. I too am an addict, I hate it, it's horribly condemning, a constant heaviness that makes me feel unworthy of serving God
@@Gods229 That's an incredibly insensitive comment to an addict
I’m Christian (17) but I am a substance abuser and need help quitting I have problems with nicotine, alcohol, weed, lsd, and codeine this video was very inspirational I hope to quit substances one by one but watching videos like this helps me take my mind off substances
How's sobriety treating you? This pandemic makes it very difficult to stay sober. Stay self aware of your triggers and substitute unhealthy addictions for healthy ones. I love weed but I get high from running also.
Hey brother your not alone I used to struggle with all that, Lsd was the last straw I had a horrible trip I won't go into full detail right now but I was already saved when I was doing LSD so that's what i felt like gave me a bad trip and demons were messing with me, but anyways after that I was smoking weed all the time still until I finally surrendered and said Lord I'm done take it away from me and about weeks later I quit cold turkey. It wasn't on my own the desire completely fled from me. Don't give up he will free you eventually
Lsd is not bad for me
Jesus can save you dont take ur mind off using get set free! He who the Son sets free is free indeed john 8:36. ima living example
17 years free from addiction. Thank you Jesus Christ.
Praise the Lord
Jesus can break your addictions and sins . God has set me free from so many struggles and pulled me out of mistakes and I want you to to have that same relationship with Him . Don’t follow religion because it’s a man made system. Just please follow Jesus through relationship.
I am a 46 year old drug addict and I hope and pray God forgives me
That's why I love Celebrate Recovery. It focuses on Jesus Christ as your Highest Power.
Please pray for me. I have an addiction to cocaine and I want to stop.
Gregorio Valladares 10 years I was addicted to heroin but I gave my life to God and now I’m clean. You can do it with the power of God. I’ll be praying for you.🙏🏻
My friends recovery only focused on a higher power whoever that was for you. That's the part I didn't agree with. Yes they should teach about Jesus Christ.
@@gregoriovalladares7052 There is power in the name of Jesus, so much that demons flee. Repent of your sins, be thankful for what you have, forgive yourself when you fall, and get back up. Always Forgive others and let the Lord handle the rest. Follow these steps for the rest of your life and you can not go wrong no matter what happens. Get into a good Church that believes in the Trinity, NOT any new religions!
He's the only thing that really makes me want to change
Jesus Christ died for each of us. Through Jesus we can have freedom from those bondages that trap us ALL.
SELAH
♥️♥️💯
Amen pray for me 🙏
Struggling with sexual addiction pray for me
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
Thanking God right now that sexual addiction will not have a permanent hold on you 🙌🏽 and it will be replaced with permanent addiction of faith in Jesus! There is greater reward in life when you are a child of God that Loves Jesus! He blesses your home, your relationships, your job, your finances, everything you're involved with on earth he blesses! He will give you peace and happiness with the woman he made for you! Peace wth your parents, family, your child or children! Peace in your job! Peace in your mind. That is 10,000 times greater than the instant and very short gratification one gets from sexual addiction. Lord I Love you so much knowing how much GREATER you are than anything on earth!
God hears you Chris..I will pray for you right now🙏💕
Prayers
Hi, have you tried sex addicts anonymous, you can contact me +380980350237 Viber , What’s App , I am an addict too.
“He can take away a desire instantly”
Yes he can! He literally did this to me! I prayed and asked for him to help me with my drinking problem, I was a heavy addict of alcohol and he literally took my desire away! I never want to even take a sip of alcohol! I also had a marijuana problem and guess what? I stopped smoking cold turkey! One day I woke up and no longer wanted to smoke anymore! I know it doesn’t even sound real but it’s true! I used to smoke weed everyday of my life 4-5 times a day lots of time even more than that! When you ask him for help and actually mean it, he will help you! Read the Bible, pray to him and actually want to stop and he will help
Wow praise God
What prayers did you say 🙏🏻💜🕯
My husband likes it to much to stop.
I've been praying for years that he would hate it & be disgusted with it.
Still waiting
@@Save.807 I just talked to him, no specific prayers. Because the drinking was causing life probelms. I would get into fights or talk bad to someone when I was drunk and I didn’t mean it, it was just the drunkness. I would wake up with terrible hangovers and It became too much. So I just asked God for help. Just told him that I want to stop and I asked him to clean my addiction. I told him I would do my part but please help. One day I woke up, I remember that day like it was yesterday. Usually I would think about what I would do that night and which drink I was going to be drinking. But that day I just felt gross towards alcohol. Like my stomach was turning thinking of the smell. And the craving was gone. Ever since then I been the same way. Never tempted to drink or anything
@@vanessasantiago6042 that’s the thing :/ it needs to be your husband who’s doing the praying and wanting to stop. If he doesn’t want to stop for himself then it most likely won’t happen sadly. Not saying it won’t but God is a two way street. You just work with him. And if the person with the problem isn’t doing things to stop or trying to stop then it’s a problem. I will pray for you ♥️
Today I used and I was convicted before I even smoked. Me and my friend went picking mushrooms right after we smoked. And I got a strong paranoia and felt compelled to walk through these thorns to find morels. And I ended up being on my hands and knees crawling through thorns just to get to the other side and to find mushrooms. But as I was crawling I kept thinking of Jesus and the torture and pain he endured for each and every on of us. It hurt just crawling through thorns. Imagine being beating until you are unrecognizable and having a crown of thorns embedded to your head and laughed at. He did this for every single one of us. It showed me that we all put idols before God and try to satisfy ourselves so frequently.
help me Lord Jesus to Overcome my addiction
For some "strange" reason, I read your comment and now have tears in my eyes. We could pray for each other ? I'm 70 and have had different addictions for 55yrs its weed this time.
Praying for you, brother. Please pray for me too
He will help you. Richard and myself will also pray for you. The Lord has delivered me and if He can deliver me then He can most certainly deliver you brother. Ephesians 6:10. God bless
I will be praying for both of you, be expecting Him to show up and show out on time. He did it for me and he will do it for you
I'm a sister in need of prayers.. God has freed me from alcohol but I'm still addicted to methadone. I have prophetic dreams and I understand I have been placed here to go through this so that I may survive and then serve others. Methadone maintenance treatment is being used as a government population control drug and God has opened my eyes to IG Farben, abortion being a satanic ritual and to the satanic goverments kidnapping and killing children. NASA was started by the occultist Jack Parsons.. it all ties into Pharmakeia. I'm weak from the research into the occult and need prayers from my family in Christ.
~5 years clean.
It's kindness that leads us to repentance.. I just dropped off my daughter at the detention center again because she used again. I didn't get angry I felt the heaviness like crazy of how ashamed she is .. I drove her away from her son crying as he was with my sister and I knew that was shame enough... I was quiet the whole way and I think she wanted me to be mean and this time was different. I had been prepared by Jesus today . Her eyes were so empty, so lonely, so much pain .I took her hands and prayed it's YOUR kindness that will lead her to repentance Lord . She cried so hard and I felt every tear. I used to be so angry but that wasn't helpful at all. It literally keeps addicts bound I believe. But then she got out and I blasted the song On My knees and she did that before she entered the door. I pulled away balling , my baby girl so much pain . Then on Klove Classics came the Song , It's YOUR KINDNESS THAT LEADS US TO REPENTANCE OH LORD , KNOWING THAT YOU LOVE US , KNOW MATTER WHAT WE DO , MAKES US WANT TO LOVE YIU MORE. 😭😭😭😭.. THANK YOU JESUS, I prayed, yes Lord that was You in me and YOUR WILL that I love her still. That was Jesus and I'm so happy bc I believe that her deliverance is coming this time. By His kindness she will want to love HIM more , repent and turn and have a NEW LIFE IN CHRIST... ty Jesus for what you're about to do. 😊
Thank u for sharing ue testimony about your reaction. I will need that today as my addict returns from a few days gone. Lord help me not open my mouth with mean rude comments BUT INSTEAD TO LOVE. Help me kill my flesh!!!!! Help me not to dwell on "its not fair' jesus on that cross wasn't fair either. Lord help me recieve my loved one IN LOVE
Dela Brady You showed Jesus!
SELAH
Be forgiven 🙏
Such a beautiful tender story. It brought me to tears. May the Lord bless you and your daughter and show her the way to Victory.
Jesus Loves Addicts, This I know.... So the Bible Tells me so, ....Just Like Angels in the Snow....
So Use Your Wings, and Learn to Fly... like a Baby Eagle in the sky :)
God Bless, You CAN DO THIS!!!!
I can't even remember why i started drinking it was just for fun at first,but then it was to be numb not to feel anything. I stop for a little while then i start again i pray that God take this from me along with cigarettes, but i know my day will come and i will be free from this addiction.i see the wrong that come from me drinking i become cold and careless and that's not me .so im just asking for my fellow Christian to pray for me and thank you in advance
Hawanna Vaneaton Dont give up.Im praying for you.I believe you will overcome this addiction.I really do.You are not alone✝️
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
yes I pray for you that you put it down now that God opens both of our eyes to the harm it causes our loved ones. Denial is a place I live
Praying for everyone and myself in this post.🙏🏼 Lord Jesus help us all. Lord if you would be willing, please make us clean from our addictions.
Thank you pastor for this teaching. God bless you.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Pray for me I'm a heroin addict I lost my family I lost everything and cant seem to stop it took over and I cant stop please jesus help me
Kenny, we are absolutely praying for you. Don’t hesitate to give us a call or connect with one of our pastors at live.calvarynm.church throughout the week!
I just got done with a binger of coke and various other drugs. Now mind you I have been a binger my whole life. I don't use everyday but when I do it's in excess. I've sought guidance before and was Good but as time went on I started to lose touch with God. I would still pray daily but I slowly strayed away. When I was using last I lost my family my job everything. I got divorced. So I kicked the drugs to at least be clean so I could at least see my children. Well fast forward 10 years and I now have a new family. Beautiful wife and son. And now I have collapsed back into the dark. I started back up with using only in certain situations(at parties, etc.). Well it all led up to the binger I just got done with this past Saturday. I didnt return home for more than 24 hrs afraid and ashamed that my wife would see what I've done to myself. I am now currently going through the sickness of not doing the drugs and confessed to my wife what i did. I am so grateful for jesus's sacrifice for me. I am currently seeking his guidance. Any prayers for me would be greatly appreciated. I want to fight this and end this cycle. I d ok not want to lose my family again. Thank you for reading this. God bless us all.
I'm 23 years old and coke is ruining my life i please pray four me
@@antonyarmando1930 I will be praying you brother. You can do it. You can quit. I did and I feel so much better. Never went back since this post. First step is changing your surroundings like who you hang with that may be influence to using. Give it to god amd stay strong and I know you will overcome. Pleas reach out if you need to talk
I'm addicted to sugar. I've been doing well for months, and then I started again. I cried and bawled and sobbed asking Jesus to help me. Please pray for me
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
Right keep me fat!!!! 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪
May Jesus have mercy on your soul
I think it is like alchohol addiction in that we can't have any of it in our lives or we binge. For me it is alchohol tho I do know that foods are addictive too. I had to become vegan and it has gotten much easier
How are you doing now? I can relate to your struggle.
My name is Michael Chilson and I’m 30 yrs old with a family. I have been struggling for about 5-6 yr with this extreme addiction. I was addicted to meth 8-9 yrs in my early 20s I have now been clean from meth almost 2yrs. But I desperately need prayer for me to be free from injecting Suboxone. It been 5 years and I’m ready to stop and I would love sum prayer from and one!!!! Thank you and god blessed
How's it going now?
God made me free of many addictions: food, medicaments and shopping. I still struggle with a nicotine addiction. The hardest thing for me are my emotions. Without cigarettes I am so sad, everything bothers me. I am not motivated to do something. Bad thoughts comes up. Wounds from my past comes in my mind. Even positive emotions are too overwhelming.
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
Did u manage to stop the nicotine? X
How did you get free from food? I've been battling sweet addiction for 21 years.
Right I feel you I'm withdrawing from cigarettes right tv now it's been a hard couple weeks plus I'm healing from a car hitting me I was pushed right in front of it right into the street by someone I didn't even know or remember I got a cuncusion and a crushed.ribcage Im in a neuro rehabilitation institute in Lubbock, Texas I can't a wait to get back home in Albuquerque,New Mexico
I'm struggling with cigarettes as well. Praying for the strength to stop smoking. Lifting you up too!
If only my beautiful, precious son (because that is what he will always be to me and to our Heavenly Father) was free from all his addictions. How my heart aches for him...: (
We’ve all been through so much in life and conquered it. But addiction is by far the hardest thing to beat. Recently back in church. I know God is a healer and will deliver us if we truly believe he can.
Please pray for my addiction. I need 2 be set free... i smoke cannabis for years and years... i want 2 be free.
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
How are you doing?
So do I. I understand your pain i want to stop to but i cant
Same here baby girl.
Dear God, Heroine has taken everything away from me. I need a new life with God in it
I request you all to pray for me may God use me I want to serve God and give Glory to his name 🙏❤️💝
Thanks Skip. I once was lost (addict) but now I'm found. Pray for my son.
Praying 🙏❤️
I’m addicted and get up every day, work a godly job where i serve others, and study scripture and seek God through Christ every day. My faith in Christ has created works through me that 90% of your church haven’t. I’ve come to deal with this scar that Satan has left me with, but I have learned to use pharmakia to aid me in serving others in love every single day.
Isn’t pharmakia witchcraft or something? (Genuinely asking because I’m still learning scripture and the in depth views of major topics to have a better understanding. God bless you! May Christ continue to show the evidence of himself through you!
This sermon helped me get through the thickest agony of a Methadone detox, after 7.7 years. It was the worst pain I ever endured, mostly mental... I prayed and fought my way through it. God never left me. I'm here to tell you today that God is good. It's been over 2 years that I've been clean. Glory to God! You can do it too. You don't have to be strong, Jesus is strong for you. I was weak and broken and lost and hopeless... I cried out in desperation and he listened! I still endured pain, but he never left me!!
The best high, is the MOST high. ✝️🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻✝️
ive been on heroin for 5 years and got saved 3 years ago... God had delivered me and started working in my life but a death of someone loved was the excuse I used to go back... im caught back in this insane circle of addiction and need prayer, love, advice, scriptures to meditate on, etc. I don't want to continue letting down my heavenly Father, my parents here on earth and those that love and care for me. I need help
Dakota Jackson, Jesus sees your heart and hears its cry for Him. I'd encourage you to read through the Psalms and pray them. Remember that in Hebrews, it says that our God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. He will reward you and bless you in the struggle. Remember that its day by day by day. Ask Him to change your heart and habits, and He will do it. Ask Him for wisdom to change and do His will. He'll free you from the things that seem to entangle you.
How are you today?
Trust God no matter what! Let him keep working on you.. What ever you do don't stop reading the Bible and praying! Those are our weapons to keep fighting. Remember God gives us a choice. Heaven or Hell you choose. He knows how hard your trying don't give up if you fall seven times get up eight times...🎶IM NO LONGER A SLAVE OF FEAR, I AM A CHILD OF GOD. 🎶
Dakota Jackson thanks for your opennedss yahushua with you man
God does the wiling and fullbringing
Hang in there dakota. I'm right there with you. Newly sober again. Give it up.
thank you! as a new Christian in early recovery I have learnt quickly to shutup and suffer in silence essentially or suffer the consequences. I am blessed with an understanding that Christ came for people like me, I just wish the message would reach the "Congregation"... of the 9 churches I went to before attending the 10th who does show the compassion of Christ.
Most churchs are not following scriptures, they have become secular, not spiritual, the two cannot co exist.
A MESSAGE MUCH NEEDED IN THE CHURCH TO BE TAKEN OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS POWERFUL MUCH NEEDED MESSAGE
pray for me', I need a new life not heroine.
Praying for you right now. May God help you to sense His nearness, May he strengthen you physically and emotionally as you battle this enemy of addiction, may He bring the right people into your life who can encourage and help you, may He protect you from the wrong people, from temptation and from the schemes of the enemy (who wants to pull you down and actively tries to do so).
May God fill you with hope and His power. May He break the chains of addiction that have held you captive and may He set you on a new path of freedom and lead you into the good plans He has for your life. I ask this in Jesus name, amen.
is there anything that God can't forgive beside holy-spirit. Am totally feeling complicated.
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
@@SuperJameboi god will forgive u for anything.u ever need a ear to hear I'm here for ya.been thru many addiction many different drugs.herion meth all the harder stuff is definitely the devil's poison that opens doors for evil spirits.remember god choose u he loves u and that will never go away no matter what
@@chrisyoung3146 Chris Young hi there
I'm going through this right now and I saw your comment. I know it was not meant for me but I felt the urge to reach out bc I am rather isolated and I'm addicted to several substances...ones you mentioned. It's really got me and I'm having so much trouble stopping even though I love God and want to trust him. I hope it's okay that I message you or added a comment like this. It just seems like you get it and have been all the way down the rabbit hole like me. Anyway, I just appreciated your comment and wanted to ask for your prayers and tell u it's nice to see that there are people who have been where I am and have healed and changed (and also people who care) and gotten better. Gives me hope so thanks for commenting! Alright, God bless you and thanks. Peace.
-kim
Lord you know my need and what I want to stop... I just pray you take it from me in Jesus name Amen.
How many times have you prayed that prayer?
Struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction.God please take this craving and any temptations from me..in your heavenly name Amen..i want to have a family and live a amazing and beautiful life in your name 💖🙏
I pray God would help you to feel the love from Him and there would be emptiness no more in your heart. Amen
I was an alcoholic for 8 years. Jesus performed a miracle and delivered me from that burden and sin instantly! I agree, it's rare that it's instant. I am one of the blessed of God's children who have gotten to experience that rare, instant miracle! He immediately took away my desire for alcohol and I have been sober for over 4 years now. And I thank God every day for that, and for many blessings he has given me! I praying for all of those experiencing any additions!
Why you and not others?
Substance abuse may be the most misunderstood fatal condition known to man. Thank you Pastor for being willing to shine a light on recovery. Mark
Father if You are willing,make me clean!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
If You are willing, make me clean!!
SELAH
I pray that you are well and that God helps you to overcome
@@GracUntoYou Glory to God 🙌🏽
Hallejuah 🙌🏽
@@nickpaul5080 AMEN 🙌🏽
When I was a teenager I worked hard and got ahead had everything going for me and I got addicted to cocaine and ecstasy. I went on a 9 day benge coke by day and ecstasy by night. By the end of this I had not slept in 9 days and could not even get high anymore. I was hearing voices and wanted to die. The few weeks prior I had felt God trying to intervene. One occasion was I was up for 3 days and was driving out to my parents house to get away and the whole ride every church stood out like a emergency vehicle on the side of the road. I ended up turning on the TV and a movie call Joshua was on and without knowing it was Christian movie I watched it and it touched me. Well after being up for 9 days I was numb to everything and grabbed a gun and held it to my head and with my last breath I prayed “God if your there I need you to help me”. I started crying but not out of shame or sadness but with a new found will to live and knowing I would survive. My step dad happen to come by randomly and I handed him all my drugs soon as he walked in and said I need help. He hugged me and said admitting you need help is the first step. I slept for almost 3 days. I engulfed my life with God for many years and slowly fell away and forgot the whole ordeal. I started thinking I saved myself and met my wife and we had 2 kids. I started battling with addiction again drinking way to much to pain pills then to shooting fentanyl. Pretty much lost everything and got into legal problems. I’m now trying to get my life back together but it’s hard without the rush or energy from the drugs and now starting from nothing with no help. Im not going to say I have not relapsed a few time over the past few month but I can say I win over the habit most days. I remember when I was on fire for God and that was the only high I needed and I long for that again. Recently I feel a pull towards God and I know I am losing the war even know I been winning battles. I am only a pin drop away to falling flat on my face and this time I know I won’t survive a full relapse. I know now he saved me
before and without him I am weak. Please pray for me!
I surrender myself to God, all of me and everything that is not of him I relinquish. I am unclean and unworthy of his love but if he is willing to save me and wash me clean please please Jesus take this away from me. Let me feel your embrace again. I know I am weak and without you I will fail. I will not lean on my own strength because I am nothing without you. Please God hear my cry for help and pull me up from my hell. I do not deserve your grace but I know in my heart you are there in my time of need. I’m sorry for forgetting what you done for me many years ago and saving me from the path I was on and in my own ignorance I walked away from you. Please lord I am
knocking and begging for you to take it out of me. Let your will be done oh good Lord!
Amen! You are healed. Say it and believe it even if you don't see or feel it. It is done as you believe. God bless you.
Psalm 27:10
"For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in."
God revealed himself to me around 10 yo when physical abuse began at home. As a teenager, my mother and step father were drugging all three of the kids with wine and GHB so they could molest us without us remembering.
I remember making a conscious decision one day that I didn't want anything to do with women if they're anything like my mother.
I came to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior in my 20s but my emotional and psychological struggles continued.
I always struggled with how little my mother seemed to care for my safety during and after the abuse years. I witnessed a conversation between her and her parents, who told her, "You know we can have your kids taken away from you at any time." My mother refused to explain.
So even my grandparents were aware of what was happening and did nothing to protect me. The reality is that there wasn't a single person in my entire family who cared enough about me to protect me.
And if I meant so little to everyone else, why should my life mean any more to me?
That thought fueled Major Depressive Disorder and about 50 suicide attempts throughout my life, almost half of those before I graduated from high school.
In my early 40s, I got involved with crystal meth to help cope with the stress. A few years ago, I entered rehab and felt driven to leave a church led by a gay pastor. In conversation with the pastor, he refused to acknowledge the Bible passages critical of homosexuality. However I continued with gay sex in my private life with meth use.
Rehab in conjunction with trauma counseling brought me to forgive my mother and begin to pray for her salvation. She lived her entire life hating God.
Some people have asked how I was able to forgive her. The Holy Spirit helped me to understand the situation from her point of view. She experienced intense public humiliation and shaming from her own father as a child. Unfortunately she wasn't able to get professional help and under the right circumstances she just unraveled. But she wasn't always like that.
So we were both abused, albeit in different ways. She couldn't handle it very well but neither did I. We just had different ways of coping.
She constructed a fantasy world where nothing happened and she wasn't capable of doing anything of the sort.
I stuck a needle in my arm just to have a few hours where I didn't have to think about everything.
So again, we're the same. And if we're both the same at the core, then I don't have to internalize anything. Seeing her life journey through the lens of mental health issues allowed me to foster compassion. All the anger and resentments slowly melted away.
I was able to forgive her after I related to her.
I was healed from the depression after I forgave my abusers. But I still live with PTSD.
With the help of the Holy Spirit, I was able to cast out a demon of addiction with an unpronounceable name. I felt it leave my body. The next morning I had no draw to meth use and almost entirely lost cigarette cravings after trying to quit smoking numerous times.
More recently, I felt compelled to read Revelation and the warnings to the seven churches really hit me hard. I vowed to completely turn from my gay past.
I only recently learned how the Vatican changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday so I'm now changing my life again to honor the Sabbath on the seventh day instead of the first as Jesus instructed. However, I also understand that we are saved by grace alone. So this change isn't about doing anything to earn salvation, but more in line with obedience.
It's been a lifetime journey with Jesus, leaning on him constantly. I'm now free of my traumatic past, free of drug use, free of smoking (with lozenges) and free of the gay life.
Beating gay people with Bible criticism will only drive them away from God. Christians need compassion to help gay and lesbian people cope with their underlying issues so they're open to the healing power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
With all my traumatic past and drug addiction behind me, I'm now facing potential metastatic cancer (waiting for official diagnosis) AND a hole in a heart valve from drug use - all without the support of family or friends. But the benefit of having been through such a difficult life is knowing the closeness of relationship with Jesus I certainly would not enjoy had it not been for those trials.
Jesus has saved my life on at least three occasions. There have been many visions of the two of us alone in an all-white room as he counsels me and other "close encounters" over my life, prompting me to track many of them in a God Journal.
So as I face this new trial, I have no doubts that he will continue to walk with me by my side. Undoubtedly he's been the closest friend I've ever known.
"If you abide in me, I will abide in you."
The Holy Spirit once told me that abide means to linger in the presence of another.
So what God is really saying is this:
"If you hang out with me, I'll hang out with you."
God/Jesus/Holy Spirit just want to be friends with you.
What do friends do when they hang out? They TALK.
Prayer was always meant to be a two way verbal conversation, not some lonely thought stuck in your head.
God often works in 3s to reflect the Trinity.
1) If you abide in me, I will abide in you.
2) Pray without ceasing
3) Contemplate your word day and night
Three verses all saying the same thing:
TRUST - BELIEVE - TALK
FOOTNOTE:
I recently bought a used copy of the movie Big Fish. An elderly man made a lifetime habit of sharing the details of his life through grand, flowery tales bringing joy, laughter, inspiration and fond memories to those who heard.
It tells of his son's journey to unravel truth from fantasy as his father battles cancer. After watching it again for the first time in many years, I asked God absentmindedly before bed how the story applies to me. Here's what he said the following morning:
The plain details of my life were these: abused, abandoned, betrayed, suicidal, depressed, hopeless, alone - my destiny was clear. But God preferred the more flowery version of the tale and began leading me down a different path.
Thank you for all my trials Lord. From glory to glory to eventually finished glory. God makes all things work for the good of those who love him. (I'm not praying for healing. If you feel moved to pray for me, please pray for pain management and that I will be reunited with Jesus in heaven, finally free of all struggle and striving.)
All glory to God - there's no way I could have survived this long without him.
May these words inspire and comfort all who read them. Amen
Feel free to share my testimony with others in your life who may be coping with similar issues or benefit from a story of hope and bountiful faithfulness of Christ Jesus.
🙏🙏🙏🙏❣️
Wow thay was powerful, thank you for sharing
Please pray for me im struggling to get off heroin and I keep relapsing. Please pray that I can fimd the will and strength to be the man I want to be and need to be. My children deserve the best version of me and I pray God gives me the strength to be the Man I know I can be.
Harm Reduction. I went up and down on opiates my entire life. I’ve been on suboxone for 2 years now and don’t plan on getting off. If i relapse again, I will die. I’m addicted to Christ more than ever.
Forgive yourself and ask Jesus Christ to help you. Don't hang around people that will tempt you. Find something positive to do to replace that habit. Just try and try again. God bless you.
Lord i want to overcome this addiction please help me change my mind so that i repent i am lost without you
God help me with my addiction. I'm not a daily addicted but I usually use substances twice or 3 times a month and I don't like it. Please remove alcohol and cigarettes from my life and everything else that you think is not good for me xxx love you amen
I need a pray for my boyfriend and his cousin they are both on drugs. And need God in their life to guide them to our lord.
A hope & pray that people who are struggling find recovery . We need the lord but we need people as god can work through them . I went to recovery mtgs & I had to persevere with this it’s the only way I could understand wot I suffered from .(Addiction) Abstinence is the way for addict . No other way. Jesus is my saviour & is my daily bread. I have been set free. God has giving me a life & a way forward. Love & blessings to you all 🙏😊
Thank you, God & Jesus for your Mercy. ✝️❤
Wish they made a detox church program that last like 6 months to a year
They do it called the Holy Spirit. We have to stay in the word
I burst into tears when he said, Jesus can do anything. God bless you and Glory be to God! Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
The best way to teach is to be truthful the truth will set you free
One of the greatest sermons I ever heard !
May the Lord bless you ❤️
God delivered me from alcoholism instantly. No temptation or overwhelming urge to drink again. I also wish He would deliver me instantly from other things but He has seemingly chosen to do it as Pastor Skip indicates supernaturally natural.
Todd Deckard can you offer me help on how you did it?
How
im very sick on drugs but ive no one to talkto this message speaks to my heart
Jesus save me
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
I pray that God will break every stronghold of addiction in your life and set you free to live the life he offers to you!
Today I have decided to stop drinking with God all things are possible please pray for me 🙏
I drink so much and still live at home. I am so ashamed of who I've become. I need freedom.
Me too... we just have to surrender to GOD but it’s like I don’t know how
I'm in the same boat. I have prayed so strongly, but there I go again..and again..😣
Help me.
Hi Joshua,
I am Pastor Eric one of the Pastors on staff here at Calvary Church in Albuquerque, and I wanted to reach out to you on behalf of Calvary Church. I hear your distress in the struggle against an addiction. Just want to reach out and help you to understand that there is help and hope for those who struggle in any addiction, and in any issue.
If you need someone to talk to and or pray with please know you can call and make that connection with us here, with me here at Calvary Church. Hang in there and be strong and let’s see if we can give you some direction and hope in this matter and life struggle.
In His great love and service,
Eric P. Lamb
Pastor: Eric Lamb
505.344.0880
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
I just cant stop smoking crack its been a year now ive thrown a million opportunities away and lost myself long ago god plz help me
Thats no Moon!
Yes you can...I promise you, you can. Just quit. I believe in you. You are so much stronger then you think you are,and your life is going to be so much better then you ever believed it would be.
If you need someone to talk to,just let me know.
Praying for you
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
@nathar40 may God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
I am dealing with the same struggle. I need someone to talk to without being judged
Well, all i can say is the numbness overpowers me, lost all connections to everything i used to have. I have noticed i feel like the desire i used to have and passion for life and love are absent. I search, i pray, i try, but feelings dont come from the brain. Im not the same and i cant feel god anymore.how do i fix it? I am disconnected, when i used to love. I prefer to be alone instead of socializing. I am not lonely or upset infact its easy for me to walk away. I remember i used to live life with my heart, i would save, and notice, build up the broken, i believed, i felt, i touched lives, i laughed, i felt comfort, i felt strong, i planned to be, now i just breath, thank god im still breathing. I cant even think clearly and im on the verge of being unable to function. I can pretend but its fake. Any body know what to do or can anyone at all give me some explanation. I cant focuse on this video or anything for that matter. I begged god so many times and the feeling that he cares is gone.has he turned his back on me? I tell myself im not and i wont and i cant maintain the motivation to have control.
Lacee,
Thank you for reaching out and being willing to share your struggles. We would love to be able to help you in any way we can and will be praying for you. I would like to start by telling you that God wants your heart to be full again, He wants you to love and feel loved again, and He wants you to touch lives again. He wants you to do those things by His spirit and His strength. I am believing, that as Paul said to the Philippians, “God, who began a good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” I want to encourage you to focus in on what God has for you in this time of struggle. You need to come before Him humbly, knowing that you belong to Him and seek after His wisdom in this time. “Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.” Colossians 3:15 It’s easy for us to attempt to hold everything together in our own strength and quickly become overwhelmed and unable to carry the weight of it all by ourselves. 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.” And in Matthew 19:24- 26 Jesus is talking with His disciples and shares the famous line, “It is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.” Realizing that that would mean they wouldn’t be able to make it, surely frustrated and overwhelmed and hopeless, they responded, “Then who in the world can be saved?” This is the part I really want you to see. “Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” Camels can’t fit through the eye of a needle, people can’t work their way to perfection and we can’t handle all that life throws at us without God. What seems impossible to overcome are the things that glorify God the most. “God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.” If you need additional help or council please feel free to call in to the front desk at Calvary Church Albuquerque or email us back with any additional questions you might have.
Thank you again for contacting us and God Bless.
Guy Gemmer
Ministry Intern
Calvary Church
Thank you for takeing time out of your day to send me such a blessing. I have been reaching out and your the first and only who has attempted to help me understand. It means so much to me that i am in your prayers. I will keep your ministry in my prayers too. I have come to the understanding that God takes a person into the waters of anguish before he can reach a heart. If i have to be broken first to find his love i still want him. He is all i want truely. I will try to give my worries to him with faith and keep my head in his word. Please keep praying so that i may meet you in heaven one day.
Sincerely,
Lacee
I’m dealing with this as well, you’re not alone! I know I’m just a stranger to you but if you would ever like to talk and pray together I would be honored to do that with you.
Seeking the truth !! Wanting my life back and I want to make my lover happy again I want to make things right again !!
I need prayers please, I was clean for 9 months and I’ve relapsed for the last two weeks, I know my life is so much better without drugs. Jesus help me
Rachel, thank you so much for reaching out to us and sharing your story. We are praying for you, and please know that your story is not over! Feel free to join us at any time during the week and services at live.calvarynm.church. We have pastors and team members ready and wanting to connect, encourage, and pray with you.
God please help Rachel to quit addictions. Amen
I'm a 48yo veteran functioning addict on a heroin avalanche. I listened to this sermon 3hrs ago and as the flames of hope simmer like spot fires, the liquid sewage that spews from my frontal lobe is fast putting them out. I've heard every line, Jesus my friend? Yeah He also states that, "you are my friends if you do what I command." Which I repeatedly do not. Now every time I look to heaven and even think the word 'Lord' I know that even though He most certainly is the Lord, He is not 'my' Lord therefore the very utterance would be and is, an insult to His sovereignty. I'm at a complete loss, what do I do?
Hi Matthew and thank you for tuning in to Calvary Church with Skip Heitzig. Sorry to hear you are going through much, if you have not considered professional counseling you may want to as there are many biblically rooted counselors who live to serve people. Something to keep in mind is that the 12 disciples were never perfect, even when they were face to face with Jesus. And yet almost all of them died martyrs for the cause of Christ. We encourage you to keep it up and take it one day at a time.
In 1 Tim 1:15 we read "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." And that is coming from the guy who wrote a little over half the New Testament, a man who himself saw the Heavenly Realms. Never forget He is with you and loves you very much.
In addition we encourage you to attend our livestreams! We stream Wednesdays at 6:30, Saturdays at 6:30, and Sundays at 9 AM and 11 AM all times MST. We are praying for you and hope to see you soon! Blessings!
I need a new box like you described, first time ever watching after God led me here somehow..this is one sermon I’ll be watching over and over and over...thank you Pastor Skip I can’t wait to watch more of your sermons
@Charlie Ray, We are excited you found your way here! Welcome to the channel. - Calvary Web Servant Dennis.
Finished this sermon and it hit so hard! The way I needed it to... It's already on repeat. Makes me so disturbed and sickens me to the core to know all the times I said "this will be the last time, I promise" and I used again. Again. And again. And found myself here in my desparity AGAIN after using. as I was listening I felt like my body was shouting itself down. My stomach was in coils with acid, my temperature of my body all over the map from Minnesota freezing temps to Hawaii equator sunshine on the Beach. It was hard to concentrate . My head was pounding and felt like it was swelling in tension..my mobility was lagging and the tears wouldn't stop. But I just kept praying and believing . Lots of things were definitely coming to light. But God was still right here. Loving me , fighting for me. Catching me in his GRACE that" I AM " so UNDESERVING OF. I want to be free of my addictions once on for all. I pray in Jesus' name this is it! I want to live. I want to be free. I want a baby and a husband. my clock is ticking. Addiction is like playing Russian roulette. I want to be the godly woman my heart so longs to be since I was a lil girl. I'm DONE giving away everything for one thing. And I'm ready to give up one thing to gain everything . I proclaim it in Jesus holy name. My father, my redeemer, my Rock and salvation. My greatest love.
I'm hooked on cannabis and cigarettes. Pray for me that. Ask Jesus to come into my life and give me the strength I need to kick this habbit. I quit alcohol over a year ago, but the cigarettes are the hardest.
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
I used to drink 3 times a week and get drunk but lately Im doing it more often and also Im drinking larger amounts your prayers would be so welcome.
Alex Zander I’m praying for you Alex.Im going through a similar thing.No matter how many times you fail don’t give up.Jesus never gives up on us.Hang in there!✝️😊
May God's PRESENCE WISDOM AND LOVE BE WITH YOU NOW AND FOREVERMORE SELAH
Ask Jesus Christ to help you stop.
You either pick the pain of being addicted or the pain of being sober. It’s painful both ways, one just leads straight to poverty and financial decline. Which pain will you pick?
^^straight facts
Sobriety can certainly be painful in the beginning, but if having my health, family, relationships, education, employment, financial security, integrity, compassion, and a comforting spiritual condition, as part of my daily living, I'll take SOBRIETY every time! Straight facts!
pray for me i want more MORE OF JESUS IN MY LIFE MORE MORE JESUS CHRIST MY SAVIOR I AM GOING TO LIVE A SOVERITY LIFE FOREVER AMEN ALL GLORY TO GOD..
If you read the Bible it really helps build a relationship with him. That’s what I’ve been doing.
Thank you for making such an amazing video. I have struggled with addiction, for over 20 years. Watching your video uplifted me so much! I am glad you spoke about addiction, because most churches don't want to talk about it. I was actually feeling depressed today.. Because of this video, however, I feel so much better! God bless you brother.
Please Lord set my. Son free from drug addiction.
Please help me Jesus I am addicted to Heroin every night I regret that I failed again to what I promiss to Jesus
I'm sorry please forgive me
Since my brother past away I feel so lonely 😢
And now I just want to stop when I was in prison I took a bible in my hand and I vas clean and i felt more free than I felt when I was outside I think it was holy spirit I feel so happy so loved
But it feels that since that day every thing started to get more difficult for me to leave the criminal life I lived and the drug addiction I have
What can I do please father help me I now that Jesus are with me but I feel so lonely 😢
What can I do???
Alfredo,
Heroine is a very powerful drug and tremendously difficult to overcome. I want to encourage you to get into a program one that will supply the resources and support you will need to make that first most important break from the addiction. Alfredo, the Bible teaches, “If we Confess Our Sins, He is Faithful and Just to Forgive us Our Sins, and to Cleanse us from all Unrighteousness.” (1 John i.9, 10). The Bible says, ‘God has loved you with an everlasting love.’ (Jeremiah 31:3) This means there is nothing you can do to make God love you any more, and furthermore that there is nothing you can do to make God love you any less.
Alfredo, the more you battle this issue and overcome the more comfort, confidence, and joy you will have, and peace in your relationship with Jesus Christ. Alfredo you know this. You also know in Christ and in the church, you have other brothers, spiritual brothers to know, connecting with church is important to overcoming this loneliness and struggle. That along with prayer and studying the word peace and fulfillment is found.
Alfredo, there are things we need to stop and other things we need to start, or a better way to say this is, there are new things to practice into your life. There is a saying I always use, “Practice makes? _____, no not perfect, “Practice makes permanent.” We need to practice into permeance what we want to be a permanent part of our lives.” You practiced the old you so long (or all over again,) that he has become permanent in your life. You need a new practice (daily practice) to now replace the old habits.
Alfredo, I agree as you have stated, with failure comes regrets... Correct, and know it is not easy to overcome our struggles and addictions, yet in persistence, consistency, continuous practice, discipline and exercise we get stronger, and in this developing strength, we get stronger in our walk, self-control and success.
Pastor Skip has been solidly teaching God’s Word for many years and plans to continue to be faithful to the solid teaching of scripture you will be able to continue to grow and find encouragement in your walk, growth and knowledge of your faith and God through Jesus Christ and the Word. Alfredo you can also follow Pastor Skip’s teachings on our website: www.calvaryabq.org/ and get further information on our church. I further want to encourage you to listen to his teaching on, Jesus Loves Addicts - Luke 4:16-18; Matthew 11:19 - Skip Heitzig:
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Alfredo, it is good to get to the point that you hate the sin/addiction that is plaguing your life. No change can take place unless there is a deep hate for our sin even as Jesus hates our sin. Alfredo you are taking a right step in reaching out for prayer and I want to further admonish and encourage you to add to that, intense prayer, reading of God’s word, exercise and practice self-control and discipline.
Alfredo, please know you can overcome this addiction again, no, it won’t be easy, but it will be beneficial and assuring as well as faith building if you do. There are many resources that are available to you to help you to win the war with this struggle you will have to be brave enough to take advantage of them to help you. And you will when you are sick and tired enough of the battle.
Here at Calvary, our church had classes that can be taken here, in these classes one can get connected to accountability and resources. Yet, even outside the church there are programs and ministries that can help in this area as well. There is no reason to struggle alone and continuously battle with relapse. Get connected brother. In the meantime, Alfredo please know we will pray for you. If I can help with further suggestions and resources, please let me know.
Pastor Eric Lamb
Alfredo, I'm praying for you!! Heroin is not going to bring your brother back, I know, I lost my husband to heroin 11 years ago and fell into alcohol. We can't numb it away. God please lift Alfredo up in your loving arms and cover him with your light and protection. May any bonds of addiction be broken right now lord, in Jesus name amen
Hi, you need to stat go to church and pray to God. Open your heart to God and read the Bible. You are not alone, God loves you. Amen
Lord help me... I'm an Addict and I need help Lord..I've been going thru alot and I know you're the answer but I don't know how to seek you...help me to find you and serve you with all of my heart...this drugs is taking everything from me...taken my happiness my family my trust and everything...Lord hear me
This was a beautiful sermon, I love Jesus even more now.
Please pray for me,Im a addict,I lost so much Ive been through so much.just awful hurt .both ways.I want to be totally delivered.all i want is to serve my Lord Ive been saved pray for me please.
Hello Sheila, we are sorry to hear about what you are going through. We hope this message brought you some Hope that Jesus loves you. We would love to take a moment and pray with you today. Lord we thank You for Sheila. Lord we ask that You would intervene in Sheila's life and bring her comfort as she is working through this situation. Lord we ask that You would reveal Yourself to her in a Mighty way and bring her more Hope, peace and encouragement. We pray these things in the Mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
God Is Love ! Amen !
Very inspiring! thank you for sharing your wisdom and inspiration to those of us who have trouble with addiction God Bless
Praying for Jesus blood to cover your addictions, and set the Captives free. Thru His Blood on Calvary, Satans stronghold on your life has been evicted. You have the power and authority in Christ with your tongue and Faith thru action. Lean on the Holy Spirit. I can only share this, because I’m going through the same thing, with Suboxone cold turkey, being on that for years. Jesus will never abandon Us. Heaven is writing your story right now. There’s no weapon formed against you that shall prosper Brothers and Sisters
Pray for me sir... Please i m addicted drugs and i want to give up ...but i need strength from God to stop it...
This message is for me whether I accept or reject it! 👍🙏😇
Thank you for this very pointed and loving hope
I am addicted to food and negativity, please pray for me. Also please pray for my husband HC Samuel, he is addicted to drugs and wants to change his life
Heroin addiction about to end one way kr the other i refuse to live lkke this
I recovered from heroin addiction by giving my life to God and deciding to live for him. He can take away your desire to use. I DIDNT BELIEVE IT, but now IM LIVING IT. You can too!
Thank you Jesus. Please make us clean. I lift up JC to you please be willing to make him clean!
Yes God can take away all desire for addiction like he did for me so many years ago today is they I pray for the same although mentally I struggle
Thank you, that was a lovely preach and very deeply heart-warming.
I need to get off of meth and alcohol real quick before they kill me. Not a joke; I am 59 years old and have been through 7 rehabs before. It is only sheer fear and panic that can make me stop for any considerable period of time. (And that period is not even a day anymore). Please offer prayers of any length for me.
Casey , how are you today ?
Wow. Powerful testimony!
God...I decided to quit smoking 🚬..please help me to endure this struggle. I am a Christian. I have been convicted about this disease
.GOD HELP PLEASE
Thank you so much for this! It's the BEST Christian/addiction message I've seen. I struggle so hard with overcoming alcoholism - functioning alcoholism. This spoke so much truth to me. I've had people tell me that "if I really love Jesus, I won't want to drink." It made me feel like a failure. Like my faith wasn't enough. But, I DO love Jesus. I love Jesus so much! God is the reason that I want to quit! The world doesn't think I have a problem, but scripture says otherwise. I will fight this fight for God's glory... struggling all the way and trusting the processes. Blessings and thanks again.
I am so sorry people said that to you
Amen.. Thanks for the sermon..
Thank you for sharing this sermon
Lord Jesus please forgive me, for my sin of addiction, farther God i pray that you would deliver me from this sickness once , and for all, I'm tired. Thank you in advance father.
I absolutely love knowing God enjoyed eating and drinking it gives him a proper character
Need deliverance from alcohol for me and my husband.. also my daughter pliz father in your name
Hello Leticia! And thank you for watching the videos on our UA-cam channel! We would love to stand with you in faith and prayer for your family. Lord we thank You for Leticia and her family. Lord we thank You that when we seek after You we are delivered from the evil one and You keep us safe. We also lift up Leticia's daughter to You and we pray these things in the Mighty name of Jesus, Amen.