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True freedom from addiction requires more than behavior change. The speaker argues you must repent and align your mind with God's will, because without renewing your thoughts, your flesh will keep whispering cravings and the sin will return.
True freedom from addiction requires more than behavior change. The speaker argues you must repent and align your mind with God's will, because without renewing your thoughts, your flesh will keep whispering cravings and the sin will return.
If you're stuck in a certain addiction or habitual sin, here's a biblical key that can help you. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. You can't change your behavior unless you've changed your mind. If you're struggling to change your behavior, it's a sign that the mind still needs to be renewed. If you change your behavior without changing your mind, then you're fighting against yourself. So repent, change your mind, agree with Agree with God that the sin will not fulfill you, that the sin is completely wrong. Agree with God that it should go immediately, in all forms, in all measures, and for all time. Now, sometimes we say, God, I'm done with this sin. All the while our flesh whispers, for now. We cry, no more! And the flesh whispers, that is, no more until the craving gets strong again. Don't lie to yourself about what you want or what you intend. Repent. Change your mind. Agree with God and don't give the sin nature an opportunity.
