"Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" (Matthew 3:2).
People change when they want to badly enough. People succeed when they recognize that their addiction/compulsion interferes with something they value and when they recognize that they can change. Statistically, of the people who overcome addictions, most do it on their own without treatment. That is not to say that treatment is not useful, but it also points out the possibility that people have the power to change!
God places the responsibility for commitment to change upon us. He treats us as competent individuals, not as hopelessly sick people who could not be responsible for anything. That is tough love--it's very affirming!
Grace&Peace;
Tom
*The Surprising Truth About Addiction, an article in the June 2004 "Psychology Today" was source material for this "Bullet."
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