‘Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.’ Isaiah 40:28-31(NLT)
‘And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. ‘ Philippians 4:8(NLT)
We’re almost through this reading plan, and we’ve finally come upon a topic that has stolen so many marriages:
Addiction.
The thing with addiction is that it’s incredibly complex. As much as we’d just love to pray and believe on behalf of our addicted spouses, there are no easy solutions in this arena.
Addiction is overcome through a complex process of admission, accountability, discipleship, and daily perseverance, and it almost always requires professional counseling.
The good news is that addiction can be overcome, and marriages that have been decimated by it can be rebuilt even more strongly than before. It takes a lot of work, as well as daily shovels full of grace toward one another, but it can be done.
You can’t find a love that lasts alongside someone who’s still wallowing in their addiction – but you can find one with an addict. That’s good news.
from 12 Days To A Love That Lasts