God Wants To Set You Free

‘If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.’ John 8:36 NKJV

When you become a prisoner-of-war, the enemy controls all your movements and decides what each day of your life will be like. Has the enemy captured you? Perhaps you’ve tried over and over again to be free from your addiction but you are still imprisoned by it. There’s good news: ‘If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.’ Whether you are addicted to drugs, lust, alcohol, gambling, food, or anything else, your answer is not natural—but supernatural. Your addiction is a ‘symptom’ of a deeper spiritual condition that Jesus the Great Physician wants to heal.

At the core of every twelve-step programme is this truth: it’s only by turning to a power greater than ourselves and developing a relationship with Him, that we can get free and stay free. And we know who that ‘power’ is—Jesus! When you feel ‘restless, irritable, and discontent’, His presence is what brings peace and serenity. When you’re tempted to turn to your addiction to find relief, His presence fills the emptiness within you and enables you to say no. When you experience ‘euphoric recall’ and begin to think about the best times of your addiction rather than the worst ones, His Word renews your mind and reframes your attitude, showing you the right path to take at that moment: ‘Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.’ (Psalm 119:105 NLT) Peter said, ‘The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations.’ (2 Peter 2:9 NKJV) Today, God wants to set you free.

神要让你得自由

所以天父的儿子若叫你们自由，你们就真自由了。 (约翰福音 8:36 和合本)

当你成为一个战俘，敌人会掌控你的所有行动，并决定你每一天生活的样子。那么你有没有被俘虏的时候？也许你一次又一次地尝试摆脱某种沉溺，但它却仍然紧紧地禁锢着你。好消息是：“天父的儿子若叫你们自由，你们就真自由了。”不管你是对毒品、欲望、酒精、赌博、食物或其他什么东西上瘾，真正能够帮助到你的答案都不是简单的生理层面，而且超生理层面的。你的成瘾实际上是一个深层次的属灵“症状”，而伟大的“医生”——耶稣，祂能够治愈你。

“每12步课程”（可能是英语世界某个比较有影响力的课程）的核心是这个真理：只有转向比我们更强大的力量，并与他建立关系，我们才能获得自由并保持自由。对我们而言，这个“更强大的力量”就是耶稣！当你感到“不安、急躁和不满”时，祂会给你带来平静与安宁。当你想要脱离沉溺、寻求解脱的时候，祂会填补你内心的空虚，使你能够说不。当你的思想被“罪中之乐”所牵绊的时候，祂的话语会更新你的思想，端正你的态度，为你指出正确的道路，“你的话是我脚前的灯，是我路上的光。” (诗篇 119:105 和合本) 彼得说：“上帝知道怎样拯救敬虔的人脱离试炼” (彼得后书 2:9 当代译本) 今天，神要让你得自由。