Joel M Bradshaw

10My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.–Proverbs 1

…but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (James 1:14-15)

1. I remember my journey with addictive behavior began when I saw “cooler” older students in high school participating in it.
2. I wanted to belong and yet my own sinful desire was at work within me, as the book of James (above) describes.
3. The journey with that particular sin struggle would impact the next 17 years of my life.
4. I now celebrate many years of sobriety, but I first had to take my sin seriously.
5. I had to own what I could own, get help, and then pursue biblical accountability.
6. That is your story too, my friends. Whether you are at rock-bottom as I once was, or you are facing temptation many years into the journey, you still must take this matter seriously.
7. That enticement is either going to come from others or from within yourself, or even from both. Please take your sin seriously.–JMB