Addiction // Let's Talk About It - Jason VanderPal

1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Fatheri s not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.” 

Misconceptions About Addiction 

1. Addiction is limited to drugs and alcohol 

2. If you remove the substance or behavior, you break the addiction 

Recovery Steps 

1. We admitted we were powerless over ___________, and that our lives had become unmanageable. 

2. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 

3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 

Romans 2:12 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – which is your spiritual act of worship.”