Sunday, October 3, 2010

Russell Ballard

Autumn... fly fishing... trout... fisherman are skillful at deceipt. Lures are crafted by hand.

Artificial lures are used by Lucifer as well. His goal is to bring the misery of all mankind. Lucifer is clever and cunning. He lies and deceives to convince us that evil is good and good evil. Satan sought to destroy the agency of man.

Battle over agency continues today. Satan hopes we will falter so he can reel us in. He uses addiction to snare us. Addiction is life destroying. The addict cedes control to satan. It is hard to break free and regain independence. Nicotine, heroine, morphine, cocaine, alcohol, meth.

Story about a woman in a psych ward. Her problem started with the abuse of prescription pain killers. Drugs became her life.

This is happening all around us. More people die of prescription drug abuse than car accidents (????). One drink is the difference between addiction and sobriety. Do not let satan hook you.

I am not questioning prescription medication, but we need to carefully follow doses as prescribed by doctors and store them carefully.

Pernicious behaviours like gambling and pornography are rampant in our society. Any addiction relinquishes agency and forces you to become dependent. Gaming and TEXTING is addictive. Neglecting other aspect of lives. Addiction is a disease of the mind and the spirit.

There is always hope. Men are free to chose. (isn't this like the 5th time this scripture has been quoted. There is a way to spiritual freedom. It begins with prayer. Repent from sin. There is hope for the addicted, hope comes through JC.

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