Addict Once Again

Addict once again. It just keeps happening. They just keep coming and coming. No I do not pastor in the inner city, or any city for that matter ... its more like a small town. I have tried, practiced, read, consulted, prayed, talked to hypnotists, hinted with other counselors ... and when it is all said and done ... a whole lot more is said than done ... to help the addict get free of the addiction. We pray together, we cry together (as recently as yesterday) and we hope together. We talk about solutions, find scripture promises, and even when necessary commit to residential programs. Somewhere in the middle of all this addiction it seems that there should be the perfect scripture, the perfect promise, the wonder-working plan of attack. It just makes me sick to realize that over 30 years of wanting to be helpful to addicts (and having some good results) over all .. in the big picture ... the addiction seems to hold most of the good cards. Is satan really that powerful, is the human race really that weak, are we truly that clueless as to how to tap into the miracle working power of our Lord ...

I am wanting to help a number of people I know escape their addiction. They are addicted to different kinds of things, substances, and or behaviors. If there were one more book to buy ... one more prayer to pray ... I would really, really, really, like to ... read, buy, pray, do whatever I am not yet doing ... to see some of these fine people free from their addiction.

peace .... eventually ...... richard lauby