Faith's Role in Overcoming Addiction
Episode Overview
Faith can transform your self-perception and help intercept addictions. 'Dead to sin' means understanding your new identity in Christ. Addiction should not define you; you are a child of God. Faith offers a fresh perspective on dealing with personal struggles. Daily faith practices can help maintain your new identity.
You must not identify yourself with your addiction. Why not? Because you in Christ are far wider, bigger, higher, deeper than your addiction.
In this episode of 'How it Happens with Colin Cook', Colin dives into Romans 9:11, exploring how faith in the Gospel of Christ can transform your self-perception and help intercept addictions. He unpacks the concept of being 'dead to sin' and how it relates to breaking free from the grip of addiction, whether it's alcohol, drugs, food, or obsessive worry.
Colin explains that reckoning oneself as dead to sin is not about denying feelings or temptations but about understanding one's new identity in Christ's kingdom. He emphasises that addiction should not define you; instead, you are a child of God, walking in faith and righteousness. With engaging anecdotes and relatable metaphors, Colin offers a fresh perspective on dealing with addiction through faith. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand the power of faith in overcoming personal struggles.