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The Inside War

Galatians 5:16,17 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want…
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Freedom from Addiction

Galatians 4:8, 5:1 When you did not know God, you were enslaved…  For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. In our addiction, those around us want to know why.  Why would you do this?  How could drugs be more important to you…
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The Two Scotts

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I know two versions of me.  It is…
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The Beautiful, Painful Truth

Galatians 2:16 A person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ… because by works of the law no one will be justified. Have you ever wondered if you were good enough for God?  Have you ever worried that perhaps your bad behavior left you beyond redemption?  The beautiful,…
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People Pleaser

Galatians 1:10 Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. You may think that getting my name in the paper for my addiction would diminish my ego and concern…
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Do I Have Faith?

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. If you are like me, at some point, in your recurrent failures, you have come to question the authenticity of your faith.  The thinking goes like this:  My faith is supposed to make me a better person but I do…
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The Disease of Self

2 Corinthians 12:7 A thorn was given me in the flesh… When I first went through out-patient treatment, years ago, I refused to accept that I had a persistent disease.  I just could not accept that addiction was a part of who I was or that I was broken.  I bought into the once-for-all deliverance…
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Is Addiction a Disease?

2 Corinthians 12:7 A thorn was given me in the flesh… I wrote yesterday of Paul’s thorn in the flesh.  As I prepared to move on to the next passage though, I could not get that thorn out of my head.  Was Paul’s thorn a disease? Are all of our defects diseases, or is it…
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Thorns in the Flesh

2 Corinthians 12:7-9  A thorn was given me in the flesh… to keep me from becoming conceited… I pleaded with the Lord about this… But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I once knew a woman who was consumed by guilt over her…
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I Am Weak

2 Corinthians 11:30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. Several months ago, a reader told me that he could see a lot of healing going on in my writing. This implied, to me, that I was writing for the purpose of recovering from past wounds.  This offended…
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