The main root of addictions would be a trauma of some type, usually some type of abuse, rejection, abandonment which caused the heart to be broken at its core. Then follows the need to fill that pain with some type of negative, self-destructive behaviour and or substances which temporarily help those escape, cope with, and dull the pain.
However, this does not solve the issue but masks it.
These types of people need to be reconciled back to God who heals the broken heart and the pain. He would restore them through a process of reconciliation, closing any doors, through repentance, forgiving those that caused the trauma, releasing them, followed by forgiving themselves. Most find this difficult because of self-blame and self condemnation.
Destructive cycles and negative coping mechanism that have been in place for a long time need to be torn down, uprooted and replaced with a new coping mindset. This is a process and not always a one-off prayer and is best ministered through a hands-on discipleship programme – the turning of victims into conquerors. Which requires patience and a long-term commitment, as these behaviors come off in layers and some layers run deep.
The end game is for that person to make a permanent separation from the old man/ women, working through all the trauma, cutting off all roots from inside a person’s soul, resulting from a permanent separation from the effects of the past. This is all done through the word of God and the working of the Holy Spirit. Its totally a divine process.
Christ can heal the broken hearts, restore the person and bring them back from the dead life. Jesus Christ came to set the captives free and give a new start in life to follow Him. This is the Good news of the Gospel. Repent and Be Baptised.
Jesus Christ Came To Heal The Brokenhearted
[He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,Because He has anointed MeTo preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;19To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4.16]
Jesus Christ Came To Give New Start
[2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.]God’s Word for this
These passages come from what is preached and written here week by week — each one links to the full teaching it is taken from.
“And they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind.”
The man no chain could hold — sitting, clothed, in his right mind. Jesus still does this.
From the sermon: What Great Things God Has Done →“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God… Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken… and everyone’s chains were loosed.”
Freedom came at the lowest point of the night — praying in the dark.
From the sermon: Many Are Called, Few Chosen →“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Bitten and dying, Israel had one instruction: look. Looking to Christ is still where healing starts.
From the sermon: Lifting Up the Cross →“Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
The battle runs through the mind — and the mind can be retrained.
From the blog: The Power of a Pure Life →Where to go from here
Ask God Himself. He is not waiting for you to find the right words. You can speak to Him tonight, wherever you are, as simply as this: “God, I cannot carry this. Help me.” He hears that prayer.
Find a church near you. Lasting freedom grows in a Bible-believing local church where you can be known and walked with week by week — real people, real teaching, over time. How to recognise a church that will help you →
And let us pray for you. Send a prayer request — it goes to our prayer team, and it will be prayed over. You can say as much or as little as you want.
If you are in immediate danger or crisis, please call 999. For urgent medical help call 111. The Samaritans are free to call on 116 123, at any hour, any day.