Many of you may not know that my father was addicted to crack. He started smoking it around the same time I became a follower of Jesus Christ. During the first five years that I was growing in the faith, my dad was gradually deteriorating and getting worst. For five years my Dad lived the life of a crack addict. My family scattered and the home I grew up in became a crack house for other crack addicts in my neighborhood. But, the grace of God! My Dad entered a drug rehabilitating program where he heard the Gospel once more and like me, became a follower of the Lord Jesus. He’s been clean for several years. Keep him in prayer for he still suffers because of what he lost during those years–his family, his job, good health, etc, etc.
My father and I was conversing with one another about the usual stuff. Often times we meditate and reflect on the past to see what nuggets of truth we can get out of it for future purposes. I was rocked by an incite I received as my Dad was taking me through his life’s journey. He told me that he had used other potent drugs prior to using crack but always managed to control them. He talked about how there are certain drugs that you’re able to control and prevent from interfering into what appears to be a normal life. My father lost that control on the day he chose to smoke crack.
Here’s the incite, be careful not to be deceived by sins that you think you have under control. You may think you have sins in your life under control but in reality you’re being tricked. You’re being tricked to become more careless, more reckless, so that ultimately sin has total control over you. The truth is you’re never in control of sin and if you think you are, you’re just being suckered by sin to believe that.
The psalter declared in Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you,” not so that I may be able to control sin. Either you’re in sin or you’re not and one way to not be in sin is to internalize God’s instructions for our lives.
I hope this has blessed you.
