Book: Christian Addiction Treatment Program

Christian Addiction Treatment Program Book Excerpt

Step 1

Bible Therapy

Bible Verses to Ponder

It is no longer I who do it but it is the sin that lives in me. For I know that nothing good lives inside my flesh because the will is present in me but how to do what is good I am not able. For the good that I want to do, I do not do but I do the evil I do not want to do. So if I do what I do not want to do, it is not I who does it but the sin that lives in me. (Romans 7:17-20)

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41)

Action Plan

Admit that you need God’s help to stop this addiction.

Accept that Jesus the Son of God can help you overcome the addiction because:

With God all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)

God gives power to the weak. (Isaiah 40:29)

God says, “My grace is sufficient for you because My strength is made perfect in weakness”. (2 Corinthians 12:9) 

To receive help from Jesus to overcome the addiction give your life to Jesus because God did not send His Son to condemn the world. He sent Him so that the world might be saved through Him. (John 3:17)

Therefore get saved right by saying with your mouth that “Jesus is Lord” and believing with your heart that when He died for our sins God raised Him from the dead because it is written that If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead when He died for our sins, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)

CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Keep a Stop Addiction Diary

Buy a notebook and label it your Stop Addiction Diary.

Every time you engage in the addictive behavior write down the following in your Stop Addiction Diary:

1. The time

2. The place

3. The people you were with

4. The circumstances that led you to do it

5. Your state of mind or mood when you began doing it

6. Your state of mind or mood when you finished doing it

In addition, write down how many times in a week you engage in the addictive behavior on the first page of your Stop Addiction Diary.

AromaTherapy

Black pepper essential oil (Piper nigrum) has a warm and spicy aroma. It is used to reduce tobacco cravings in persons trying to quit smoking.

Persons who should avoid using black pepper essential oil include pregnant women, those with liver disease, kidney disease, and sensitive skin.

To use this aromatherapy oil, add 3 drops to a cotton ball and inhale the scent when you want to reduce nicotine cravings.

To learn all the 21 steps read Christian Addiction Treatment Program which teaches how to overcome any addiction using 
* Bible principles 
* Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 
* Aromatherapy 
* Physical exercise