Addictions always begin as a pursuit of pleasure to avoid pain. However, addictions also betray us with the shame that quickly follows on the heels for the addiction that increases our original pain that we sought to relieve with the addiction. And so the cycle deepens and becomes even more irresistible.
The power of an addiction is the gravitational pull it seems to have on the heart of the addicted person. While it's more easily understood that substances like drugs and alcohol have addictive physical qualities, it is far more difficult to grasp how legitimate things like food, sex, money, and work can become compulsively destructive to an addict. Understanding the addictive cycle is necessary to understanding the addictive pull of even good things.
Most agree that we live in an addictive culture where just about any pleasurable activity can become addictive. And since denial is a part of the addict's world, how do you know when you've stepped over the line from enjoyment to addiction? Learning how to ask yourself (and those you love) probing questions can help you take a second look at whether or not you're addicted.
When do bad habits become addictions? Are addictions simply the end result of a pattern of bad habits? Sorting out the difference between a bad habit and an addiction is critical for helping individuals deal more responsibly with their struggle to break bad habit patterns or combat the seemingly irresistible pull of an addiction.
Addiction is a word that is used quite frequently in our culture for activities that feel out of control. But what is an addiction? Is it a psychological disorder, a chemical imbalance, or a spiritual problem? Or is and addiction all three? When there is an seemingly gravitational pull that is irresistible, then there is reason to consider that one is addicted.
Pastor Brad uncovers the hoax that is Harold Camping's prediction that the world will end on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Angered by the Camping's billboard claims that "The Bible Guarantees" Judgment Day will come this Saturday, pastor Brad uses that actual words of Jesus to confirm that Harold Camping is a "False Prophet." Category:
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