Addiction has been seen as one of the hardest things to overcome. The debate around its power and hold over those afflicted continues to this day, and rightly so. Addiction can bring destruction, heartache and sometimes even death. But the truth is that through faith and the power of redemption, there is hope even in the darkest corners of life.
Addiction is a powerful force. It can often consume an individual, taking away their quality in life. An entire world can become focused on feeding a dependency that is impossible to break. Addiction can be defined as a behavior or activity that continues despite unpleasant consequences, or is continued due to the need for the enjoyable effect it has on the user. When it comes to addiction, it can be thought of as a powerful, gripping force that takes over life.
Addiction is not something that can just be wished away. It takes hard work, determination and, possibly most importantly, faith. Faith can take many forms, from Christianity to Buddhism, or even a simpler, more internal faith. But no matter where it comes from, faith in something, no matter how small, can be the backdrop of our recovery.
Having faith is not about labelling ourselves as good or bad, strong or weak. Rather, it is about knowing that if we put in the effort, the strength offered by faith can bring us to a better place. For instance, faith can help us start our recovery by opening us up to possibility of choices, such as changing the environment we find ourselves in, removing ourselves away from the addictive behavior or denying access to our drug of choice.
Faith can also help us just to get through the day. As we continue to slog through the days and months of recovery and find it harder and harder to go on, our faith can provide us with an emotional boost, lifting us above the feelings of guilt and despair. Even in a single moment of emotional pain, faith can lift us and remind us that this too shall pass.
This faith and belief can also offer us the strength to live authentically and with purpose. Understanding that we don’t have to allow our addiction to define us can be a powerful revelation. Nothing is more liberating than the realisation that, while we may have made poor decisions in the past, we can still make changes for the future, without having to be tied to our addiction.
The power of faith is that it can offer us hope. Sometimes, hope is the only thing we can cling onto, and it is faith that makes this hope possible. We may not be able to turn a hopeless situation into an ideal outcome, but we can accept what has been and find courage to go forward.
Faith will help you see the silver lining, and believe that change is possible and within reach. The power of faith is, in reality, the power to take action and make leaps of faith to move forward. When we combine faith with honest and committed action, we stand a much better chance of overcoming our addiction.
No matter how deep or how long-lasting an addiction might be, faith and hope can be the driving force that gives us the strength to work on recovery. Without faith, we are merely relying on luck and chance to help us out. With faith, we put ourselves in control and can finally have the strength to face our fears. We can be inspired to make better choices, without the fear of what might happen if we fail.
It’s much harder to overcome an addiction when we feel helpless, alone and without faith in anything. But with faith in our own power, in the power of redemption and grace, we can start to believe in our ability to overcome addiction and reclaim our lives. As long as we focus on our faith and commit to doing the necessary work to be free from addiction, we can hope for a better future and the courage to embrace it.