It's been a huge journey to me, these last 10 years. I have learned so much about sin and it's intricacies, especially when it comes to addictions. I still have much to learn.
I had the chance to see my mentors, Eldon and Judy again last Wednesday. I was amazed at the wisdom in something that Eldon said, relating to his own journey through sin and addiction.
He said, "You see, I had repented for my sin of lying, but I never repented of the nature of being a liar."
When we accept Christ as our Savior, we are able to have the Nature of God in us. When we sin, whose nature is it that is in us? Well, the bible states that God does not and cannot sin. Therefore, it is Satan's nature in us.
When we confess our sins to the Lord, we must not just repent of the act of sin (lying) but also the nature of the sin (being a liar). It is twofold. We can't simply say "forgive me for lying, I'll never do it again!". We have to realize that it is Satan's nature in us that is the ultimate root inside us. We must seek forgiveness for allowing that nature to be in us, we must rebuke Satan and take authority over that nature in us, and invite the Lord to fill it with His nature.
I believe addictions are addictions because we focus only on the symptom (lying) and not on the illness (nature of the Liar). Keep in mind that the bible speaks over and over about the Lord delivering us from our enemies. Not once does it talk about the Lord delivering us from our friends. When we have an addiction, we may genuinely desire to be free from it, but we first have to make the decision that that thing is our enemy and not our friend. So, let me ask you, what are you struggling with? Have you made that thing your enemy? Or is it still your friend?
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