for anyone who cares literally at all I have to confess something. I've been struggling massively with addiction for a while now. I'm not exactly comfortable saying what the addiction actually is but I've been trying for months to quit. and every single time I try, I succumb to the temptation. I'm making a mockery of Jesus's sacrifice, and I hate it, and I want nothing more than to be able to overcome my addiction, but I simply don't have the strength. what am I supposed to do? it's really starting to feel hopeless.
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Romans 7-8 describe your struggle well. The recognition of your own lack of strength in yourself is actually a better sign than you may think. Ask God for the strength to overcome, flee areas that make the temptation stronger, and take it one day at a time. Praise Him for each day you stay clean, and repent promptly when you don't. As the Ephesians were told, "We are His workmanship, created for good works in Jesus our Messiah, which He has prepared in advance for us." He will never lead us into temptation, and when it comes He will always make a means of escape from it - even through means of a trial.
This song from Farrell and Farrell is one of my favorite reminders of that: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=He+Will+Always+Make+A+way%3A+Farrell+and+Farrell&atb=v315-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Di7iliiX_dao
https://www.songlyrics.com/farrell-farrell/he-will-always-make-a-way-lyrics/