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Your restoration is what we pray for. 2 Corinthians 13:9 As a physician, I often must serve as a gatekeeper of controlled medications. It’s not uncommon for the one addicted to come to me, asking for something that I believe would be harmful to him. The one addicted to alcohol may want opiates while he’s…
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Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? – unless indeed you fail to meet the test! 2 Corinthians 13:5 My daughter is away in college now, but when she was at home, I would daily feel…
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I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. 2 Corinthians 12:15 In my drug use, I was exhausted all the time. Anxious and unmotivated, I couldn’t fall asleep at night and then slept in as late as I could in the morning. I was lazy, not enjoying exercise or any of the…
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For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Years ago, I observed an acquaintance who, due to unhealthy lifestyle, had a near-death experience. He subsequently became quite sanctimonious, preaching about how everyone else should live healthier lives. He’d seen the error of his ways and he was going to live differently.…
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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Every time I used pills, I promised myself it was the last time. Consumed by guilt as the high wore off, I’d sink into this remorseful, shameful state where I’d clench my fists,…
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Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 2 Corinthians 12:8 There’s no reason I should feel depressed. I’ve got a great life. I feel guilty for feeling this way. I’ve heard statements like these many times from those who wrestle with depression or anxiety for no apparent reason.…
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If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 2 Corinthians 11:30 In general, boasting is an annoying behavior and most of us find it off-putting when someone tells us how wonderful they are. Pride is an ugly thing that we despise in others, even while we indulge in it…
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 Their end will correspond to their deeds. 2 Corinthians 11:13 One of my greatest life problems is that I’ve often impulsively followed my appetite without considering the cost. In high school and college, I’d overeat because I wanted to, and then I’d struggle to make weight for wrestling. I understood that overeating would be a…
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For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:13-14 When I ask the guy in jail or treatment about his last relapse, he usually admits it began long before he consumed the first drug.…
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Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge? 2 Corinthians 11:7 Working in addiction medicine, I regularly meet those who desire recovery but who also don’t want to change too much. They want to be sober, but when…
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