Be sober-minded; be
watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking
someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8
Last week while preparing for group therapy at work my
wife text me, our friend’s little sister had passed away. I immediately hurt
for the family but what could I do? Later that afternoon I was told two young
women died at a local hotel from an apparent drug overdose, I wondered if our
friend was one of those young women. Later that evening as my wife and I
prepared to head out to be with the family of our friend I received a phone
call telling me that a friend had died in a hotel room from a drug overdose. It
was then that it hit me, I knew both young women whose lives were taken so early
in life by a terrible demon.
As a drug counselor I am often told about the addiction
of heroin. It is unclear if that is what happened with these young women but
more and more each day I hear new stats about over-dose, arrests, and deaths
from this awful drug. I used drugs in my youth and never once did I have a
desire for heroin, I have a thing against needles. Now that I help people with
this and other addictions I have heard more than once the same statements. “Heroin
gives an amazing high but the whole process of buying, cooking, setting it up,
and injecting it is just as addictive.” This statement breaks my heart, what
kind of demon thinks like this? Heroin destroys valuable lives, countless
families, and God’s plans. The lust for those feelings is put in the heads of
addicts by the devil and he needs to be stopped. I want to ask everyone who
reads this to stop for a few minutes and pray for those in your community
affected by this demon, pray for your neighbors, your friends, your family, and
for yourself. If you have an addiction of any sort please seek help before the
devil wins. I have added some help lines or you may get a hold of me directly
by sending an email to brettdrawing@ymail.com
Alcohol and Drug Helpline
1-800-DRUG-HELP; 1-800-378-4435
24 hours a day/ AODA referrals
Suicide thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE; 1-800-784-2433
24 hours a day
They promise
freedom, but they themselves are slaves to sin and corruption. For you are a
slave to whatever controls you. 2 Peter 2:19
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