What If I'm addicted to Meth and I can't stop using? I've tried SOOO many times to quit, but I fail EVERY time. I've tried meetings, rehab, counciling, and hypnosis. I'm at my wits end. I need help because I can't keep living this way. I believe that When I die, God is going to tell me that I knew him and still could not give up my sins. How much greater is my punishment going to be? At this point I am so fed up with myself that I just want to die! I've continuously let myself, my God, And my family down. It says to turn away from my sins and each time I get sober I turn away with all of my heart. I don't know what happens. I end up messing up Again and again. Please don't be cruel with your answers, I have had all I can take. I know how horrible I am and don't need anyone else to tell me. This is my last plea for help. AM I doomed to hell?
2007-05-01 15:29:20 · 37 answers · asked by Bobbie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The reason I am being partial to Christian answers is because I was raised in a Christian home and regardless of how far off my actions are from my faith, my beliefs and reasonings are based on the knowledge and teachings of God's Son. I feel that in order to answer my question appropriately, a belief in Jesus Christ is necessary.
2007-05-01 23:29:46 · update #1
I have been asked if I attend church....no, I do not. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong, I dunno. If it's that simple, wish me luck....I'm off to find one!
2007-05-04 18:39:01 · update #2
I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the answers! I was expecting the answers to be harsh and cruel. You have ALL contributed and touched me deeply by your answers and especially your prayers. God bless you for taking the time and effort to answer my question. I am clean now 2 days. It's not long, but it's a start! THANK YOU! My heart is overwhelmed by the love you have shown.
Shalom <>< Peace unto you
2007-05-04 18:45:20 · update #3
Honey, God loves you more now than ever. He wants nothing more than to pull you out of the hell you are in. Addiction is cruel because it is 'learned' behavior, and therefore very very difficult to overcome.
I don't know enough about you and your circumstances to attempt any practical advice, but I do know that Gods love and mercy are without bounds, and that this love envelops and surrounds you now, you take it in with each breath. God is nearer to you than your own heart beat.
Allow yourself for one moment to feel this love. This love is unconditional and does not judge you. Just be still and know that this love is yours, for now and eternity. And also know, that when you allow yourself to feel this love, it is a thing Greatly Pleasing to God. This being loves you more tenderly than the mother that gave you birth. More tenderly than any human being could ever love you.
An answer is out there for you, but you have to stop the self hatred before you can find it. You are God's creation, whole and perfect and good. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.
2007-05-01 15:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by Fancy That 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't be so hard on yourself. We all struggle with something in life we know we shouldn't be doing. It may not be drugs but we all go through it. Don't give up. God and all of Heaven is rooting for you. He knows exactly what you are going through. You have to keep asking him for help and believe that he will get you through this. You are not so horrible a person, you just have an addiction to something very bad.
You are not automatically doomed to hell because of this. You should know that God loves you so very much even though you are still addicted. He loves you more than a father loves his own son and he will get you clean and he will have you in Heaven with him one day. You have to know that you are God's child and you are very important and your life has a purpose. Start to tell yourself you will get clean and even say it out loud. Our words have power if we believe what we say.
You must not believe that you are doomed to hell because you may end up there if that's what you feel you deserve. Know that Heaven is your home and you have just lost your way, but Jesus will get you on the right path. Just ask him and keep asking him. Hang in there my friend, everything is going to be find, just hold on and keep trusting God.
P.S. read the true story below.
2007-05-01 17:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BLESS YOUR HEART.....it sounds as if you are having such a HARD time trying to overcome your addiction.
I can tell by your message, that in your heart and mind you believe in Heavenly Father. I can also tell that to NO avail you have tried rehab, counseling, and many other things that seem to help for a while, and then the urge comes back and you feel like you "fail".
You did not mention, but are you in a CHURCH? One of the best things that you might be able to try is getting into a good CHURCH! Try talking to the pastor of that church. Ask the pastor to annoint you with the oil of healing and ask that the church pray for you. You might also ask, in that same church, for someone that you can "lean" on.....someone with whom, when you do stop and you get the "urge" to do it again, that you can call upon to talk, see, whatever.
I wish you the best of luck and I will be praying for you.
There is a song.....and I can not think of the title.....but some of the words seem appropriate for you....they are....
"Faith in GOD can move a mighty mountain, faith in GOD can calm a troubled sea...faith in GOD can move a mighty mountain".........the mighty mountain in this case is the meth....faith in Heavenly Father can help get rid of the addiction........the troubled sea is your soul......GOD can calm your soul and make it to were you will NEVER want to touch the stuff again.
If you are feeling as if you have "failed" GOD, TALK to HIM......tell him how you feel.......PRAY from your HEART. HE already knows what you are going through.....and HE is there for you......waiting patiently for you to ASK for HIS help.....the only TRUE help that you need. That form maybe to go back into rehab & counciling.....it maybe that HE wants you to talk to your doctor and explain everything. I am NOT sure, but I think there is a type of medication that they can give you that when you are coming off the meth, should make things a little easier for you. If you are afraid that telling someone might end you up in jail for a while, I know that prospect is scary, but maybe that is what HE wants for you.....so that you could tell your story to others.
PLEASE don't think that GOD will say that he NEVER KNEW YOU.....YES, it is true that if you have NOT repented of your sins and accepted HIM as your personal savior, that is exactly what will happen.......and I have heard it said that even if you except HIM....and you continue to live the same path that HE will reject you......BUT......if you ask HIM, with a full, open and honest heart to forgive you and to take away the urge from you, HE will......this maybe a repeat thing that I am about to say......but HE will do it in HIS way....you may not like it, but you will need to go the way HE is leading you to go. Please do not give up hope & please pray for guidance.....and HE will guide you and let you know what you should do.
I will pray for you, and I hope others on here as well will do the same.
GOD BLESS YOU & GOOD LUCK
2007-05-01 16:03:57 · answer #3 · answered by butterscotch'smomma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doomed? No. As long as you draw breath you still have hope. The moment you end your life all hope for being saved is gone. This is god's way of testing you for another great purpose. You have to keep pushing forward and prove how strong you are. You have to believe you can beat this thing and do it and not give up. Don't turn back to the thing that could take you away from a greater calling. You can beat this and you will if you believe in yourself and put your faith inside of yourself the way he will conitune to put faith in you. Pick yourself up dust yourself off and go the way God has told you to. Redeem yourself in your eyes and remember he will always be there to forgive you for what you've done.
2007-05-01 15:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by clarnely_2001 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God bless for wanting to quit. The fact that you recognize that you have a serious problem is a great start.
Narcotics anonymous is the first step. meetings ,three times a day if that what it takes. Many people think that turning your life over to God is all they have to do.. God helps him who helps himself. If you do not believe this lots of luck you are going to need it. Luck is not found in meth or any drug. it is up to you go with the program , no excuses no B.S. etc. if you are not comfortable with the counselor ask for an other.You need a counselor, a minister, and perhaps a mental health professional. This is the team working to kick your problem and do not forget who you are . lots of luck and God bless!
2007-05-03 08:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by Tom R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you keep doing METH you are
Not GOD's hell YOUR OWN
God has NOTHING to do with your punishment.
YOU are doing enough!
Break the cycle
Walk away clean
Just say NO
It will not be easy.
It will not be immediately pleasant.
But if you do it in a year or two you'll be stronger and see things are maybe not much better, but at least more REAL
That is you're problem
You have an issue with REALITY
Reality is painful
Learn to live with it
Meth is an illusion, a nice, plesant, expensive illusion
It is NOT real
But is sure is nice
LEARN to make HARSH REALITY acceptable.
It won't be nice, just acceptable.
2007-05-01 15:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're not doomed. You are someone whose life is full of hope because of how much better it can be. You have all kinds of room for improvement. Don't worry about your punishment. Take the life that you have left, whether it's days or decades, and claim it for God. Easier said than done, I know. You have had the strength enough to keep up the fight. God is so much stronger. Have you handed your problems over to him? I promise he can and will handle them. God doesn't make judgments the same way we do. He judges the heart. And you, my friend, have a lot of heart.
2007-05-01 15:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not a horrible person. . .it sounds like you're hurting and in need of some good, solid Christian therapy. The first thing you have to do, though, is keep reminding yourself that Jesus loves you so much that He died for you.
He's not going to condemn you when you turn to Him and ask for His help. He didn't condemn the woman taken in adultery, He didn't point a finger at Zaccheus or Matthew, and He's not going to turn you away, either.
Your problems are a lot more serious than any of us can help you with in just the short space of a post. I will pray for you, and I really hope you can find a Christian counselor to help you work through the things that are causing your addiction.
God bless you, and please don't give up. It doesn't matter how many times we fail, just as long as the number of times we get up is one more than the number of falls.
2007-05-01 15:37:02 · answer #8 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not doomed to heel.
But underlying your escaping behavior is a sin issue that you're having trouble facing. The drug use is just a distraction from the real problem.
But now, your body has developed an appetite for the drugs.
Like the woman who had an issue of blood for 12 years, she spent all her money on physicians. The Gospels tell us that she only got worse. Her final act towards healing was to fall at the Lord's feet and to touch the hem of His garment.
You have placed yourself in position to be victimized by Satan. In Galatians 5, Paul equates drug use with the sin of witchcraft.
2007-05-01 15:47:05 · answer #9 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rehab and NA meeting everyday...if it fails once you have to keep going back it is the only way, orther than devine healing. Since you are asking this question to Christians I have to ask Are you born again? Have you invited Christ into your heart as Lord and Savior? If not you need too. I personally have had addictions that God delivered me from over night. Once you are saved God can break the chains of addiction! Email me if you have questions
2007-05-01 15:38:06 · answer #10 · answered by † H20andspirit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋