Prayer To Overcome Addictions
Dear God,
I come to You as I come to no one else.
I am so sorry.
I have nearly thrown away my life, my body, my soul
—through addiction.
But recognition of my addiction
has never given me power to control it.
You know this.
You never blame me.
You know the truth.
Addiction is an attractor field - a low vibrational level.
I wound up there because I was trying to escape pain,
Or I was trying to experience something transcendent,
And I got stuck.
But there is a better way to escape pain,
And there is a better way to touch rapture.
I can receive an authentic calling from You.
Therefore, I surrender myself to what I can be
—to that highest level to which You call me.
I demand, now, in this moment, Father, that You call me
—that You call me loudly.
You call me and raise me up out of addiction
—and into a higher level attractor field.
And as You raise me,
So do You raise all of Humanity out of addiction
—and into a higher level attractor field.
Together we rise, as one force in You, one at a time and together.
You raise me because I deserve a better life.
You raise me because I am ready to be raised.
You raise me because the world needs me.
I rise and keep rising; I do not fall.
I rise because You need me.
I am Your Thoughts, Your Voice, Your Hands.
I rejoice in my inherent holiness.
For I am where You reside.
You lift me because I have asked
—and because you love me so very much.
By Your grace, as I read this,
My mind and energy align with Yours.
By Your grace, the power of my mind
Is multiplied exponentially by all who read this.
Aligned with You, we are more powerful than any evil
— or any substance—
Can ever be.
Together WE form a conduit of love.
It reaches into my need for addiction and I am healed.
By healing myself, I help heal Humanity's need for addiction.
Joy fills my soul. My gratitude is infinite.
Thank You, Beloved Creator.
And so it is.
Amen.
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U.S. ADDICTION STATISTICS AND LINKS TO HELP: Addictions of every kind create misery, destroy families and wreck lives. If you are grappling with any kind of addiction, you are not alone and there is help. According to this on-line article published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse: "Addiction is a treatable disease. Discoveries in the science of addiction have led to advances in drug abuse treatment that help people stop abusing drugs and resume their productive lives. Different types of medications may be useful at different stages of treatment to help a patient stop abusing drugs, stay in treatment, and avoid relapse."However, this U.S. government site also warns that, due to the Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, pharmacotherapy is just one component of a treatment plan and that since "treatment must address the whole person" it often includes support groups, counseling and other types of help. See the links below for various organizations, books and products that proffer themselves as having, at least, part of the answer for various addictions. Plus here is a 5-star book on Thoughts On Recovery CIGARETTES/NICOTINE: Nearly 71 million Americans¹ are addicted to nicotine. Stop Smoking Help - for Massachusetts smokers. DRUGS: Between 52 million to 63 million Americans take these drugs¹: Cocaine: 34.0 million Americans ALCOHOL: 14 million Americans - that's 1 in 13 adults - abuses alcohol or is an alcoholic. Alcoholics Anonymous GAMBLING: Americans spent 70 Billion dollars in 2002 on gambling and 10% of our population is addicted. Gambling is the fastest growing teen addiction. 60% of all gamblers have incomes under $25,000 per year. Gambler's Anonymous SEXUAL ADDICTION/PORNOGRAPHY: Over 40 million Americans visit pornography sites regularly, and 10% of all adults admit to an Internet sexual addiction. Internet Filter Review reports that 47% of Christians polled said they had a major problem with pornography in the home. 20% of Americans - 1 in 5 - are estimated to have a sexual addiction. Sex Addicts Anonymous SHOPPING/DEBT: On average the typical credit card purchase is 112% higher than if using cash. Over 40% of US families spend more than they earn. On average Americans carry $5,800 in credit card debt from month to month. Info on Compulsive Shopping and Spending (Hosted by Indiana University Bloomington) EATING ADDICTIONS/DISORDERS: Eating disorders have doubled since 1960 and 13% of high school girls purge to lose weight or keep thin. 34% of all Americans are moderately overweight. Another 30% - 60 million Americans - are considered obese.² Eating Disorders CoalitionWORK ADDICTION/WORKAHOLIC: Bureau of Labor statistics report that 4 in 10 men employed as managers or professionals work at least 49 hours or more per week. The Way - this Christian site grew out of the founder's working with addicted and homeless people. Defines a variety of hard and soft addictions, including computer addiction.FINAL WORD Please note that, if someone you know is very physically sick from an addiction, that person may need to enter a recovery facility to undergo detoxification under the supervision of medical staff. People do die from drugs and addictions, as did the daughter of the founder of Brookhaven Retreat, who died from an overdose of ecstasy. So be sure that you - and the one you love - get the right care. Although drug rehabilitation clinics and recovery retreats are not cheap, when your life - or the life of your spouse or child - is on the line, nothing else much matters. Finally, although you may lack the resources needed to go to a residential recovery retreat, money is not the key ingredient in healing from addition. Your relationship with God - and with yourself as a spiritual being - is the key ingredient. As the founder of Brookhaven Retreat³ says in a video on her site: "...we encourage each person to find the level of spirituality that is right for them, but we have shown that people that do not find a peace with spirituality have extreme difficulty in recovery. It is an absolutely predominant part of issues that have to be addressed in recovery." ¹ Cited by the NIDA for 2003 |
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