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Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God? 2 Chronicles 28:10 Here is the danger in attaining success in any struggle of my flesh natured: When I find some victory over food, drugs or lust, I tend to become prideful. I think, I’ve dealt with my mess so I’m good now. I see myself…
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  King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 26:21 Once, while speaking of my addiction and how it has brought me closer to God, a wise friend suggested that my addiction…
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But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction.  2 Chronicles 26:16 I recently spoke in church after which a little old lady (sorry little old lady) approached me to tell me that I had a brilliant mind. I liked that part, but she quickly added that I was too prideful. That stung…
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The Lord has declared disaster concerning you. 2 Chronicles 18:22 You have a problem and you obviously need help. I can still hear the words of the one who gave me a not-so-subtle push into treatment. I hated him for it at the time, but looking back, I have nothing but admiration and appreciation for the…
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Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.  2 Chronicles 18:12 Integral to sobriety is a family/social support structure that encourages recovery. Watching men leave prison then, only to go back to a drug-filled environment, is painful. I know their chances of staying sober – and out of prison…
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You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak. 2 Chronicles 12:5 Whenever I have followed some destructive desire, my conscience has initially objected. Don’t do this. Because I want it though, I override my conscience with excuses. The protest of my conscience is uncomfortable, but I need not worry. With repetitive…
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If my people humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 A friend recently asked me if God changes our appetites. As we follow God, do our destructive desires go away? Or…
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If they repent with all their heart and with all their soul . . . 2 Chronicles 6:38 I have desired to change something about myself – and prayed about it – a thousand times. I’ve actually succeeded at changing habitual, destructive behavior only a handful of times. If I want to be successful in future…
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If you seek him, he will be found by you . . .1 Chronicles 28:9 The simple story of my life, is that I usually find whatever I pursue. When I chase the twisted desires of my own nature, I find its destructive consequences. Indulging in my appetite for drugs led to addiction, loss, and…
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It is I who have sinned and done great evil.” 1 Chronicles 21:17 Whenever I have been confronted with my destructive behavior, I have always attempted to minimize, justify and deflect, in an effort to avoid responsibility. When my first chemical dependency counselor told me then, that my addiction was a disease, just like brain cancer,…
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