-How can we help
criminals in varying degrees of bondage to evil habits?
One becomes criminal after
seeing lack, not love in his life. Not effectively knowing God, he or she
is left off and on his own. Why
left off, where's God in it all? Left off to flounder
about, eventually latching onto whatever they may find that seems to satisfy
their needs:.Proverbs
14:12.
It's God's
grace that'll take them out of the syndrome
that brought them to where they may be now.
The
recidivism
rate was drastically reduced thanks to some Christian groups getting permission
to work with hardened criminals. Anytime
you work from higher consciousness levels such as are encompassed
by the overall umbrella of love, you produce postive results.
Meditation
heals fragmented brains from criminality of varying degrees.
Another things that helped
criminal minds become normal, is they had them assist kids who were paraplegics.(no
use of legs and/or lower half of body),
quadriplegic.(no
use of any limbs).and
other kids with various handicaps and terminal diseases. This brought out
some deep good emotions from both the criminals and the kids.
Consequently, the recidivism
rate dropped 70% for these criminals.
Try to, no, rather, decide
to, be content. So many problems
come from our grasping to get ahead. If you feel guided to, ask for help
from your pastor, if he has helped others in this regard and if not, then
special interest groups that deal with the problem. I say your pastor first
because he will pray for God's help for you. Perhaps the special interest
group prays for help for others too. They will if they are a Christian
based
group.
Eradication of the problem
comes easier when you understand the true meaning of righteousness:.Daniel
4:27 ".....break off your sins by
righteousness and your iniquities.(original
is 'perversity').by
showing mercy to the poor....."
One having compassion and
a sincere desire, backed up with actions to help others, will soon
lose desire for addictions and break the bond of persistent problems.
In my case I started smoking
because I wanted to be closer with my friends.(1Samuel
8:20), to meet them where they
were, in kind of a rapport,
and share with them spiritual principles and thought that they would listen
and accept as I was now in greater acceptance by them as a 'cool guy' and
appeared non religious, as they understood religion
to be.
Now I understand that God
has to call people first and their minds will open
no matter what.
When you realize that the
reason for which you started smoking and drinking is no longer valid, you
break the mental chain of neurons
that connects the thought with the action. I later had other reasons to
continue smoking and all valid too! Yeah right, huh! Oh well, I'm now "weaned"
to the second weakest ones that can be bought. The next step after them
will be 'sucking air'!
One must think, as just described
above, then come to a decision to quit; must want to quit. Then
the desire to continue goes away. Growth in the Lord is important to keep
on
track. A continuous relationship
with God through prayer, study, fellowship
with others and a dedication to the welfare of others, all are important
to continuously improve oneself in order to be more effective in helping
others. As the effectiveness increases, the desire for what one was addicted
to decreases.
AA.(Alcoholics
Anonymous).has
helped thousands become recovered from alcoholism and has a very good program.
Check your telephone directory for a group nearest you.
It consists
of twelve steps to total recovery.
-Is it all right for a spiritual
believer in God, called Christian
in the Holy Bible, to go to a pub and drink beer?.Galatians
5:21
Not without inviting me along!
Ha ha!
The answer
to many questions regarding Christian lifestyles are questions of the heart
and not the letter:.Romans
7:6; 2Corinthians 3:6.
It is from the heart that we develop discernment as to when to do what
and why we may decide to do the things we do. It is from the heart that
a balanced approach to individual likes and dislikes is gained; for example,
sex:.Hebrews
13:4.
Many are too concerned about
outward appearances:.1Peter
3:4. But we also need to be sure to be inoffensive in our day to day
life:.Romans
14:21,22.
Emmanuel was a friend of
many of the so called 'low life' of the day:.Matthew
9:10,11; 11:19;
Mark
2:15; Luke 15:1. His actions
were incomprehensible
and irritated
the religious leaders of the day:.Luke
5:30. He did not think much of them
or worry about what they thought of His open condemnation of their different
brands of legalism:.Matthew
23:13-33.
Paul too, had a problem with
his
strict legalistic upbringing.
I go to pubs and I drink
beer.(preferably
the ones without the some 46 additives the breweries can select from for
use).and
still smoke cigarettes and sometimes with a good Scotch, a fine cigar.
I do not plan to quit drinking.
I enjoy it! Usually about 1 - 1/2 and on a hot day, maybe 2-3 beer is max.
I cannot drink a lot of liquids, thankfully I guess. I drink when thirsty,
whatever liquid I may be thirsty for at the time. When I do drink alcohol,
I like to 'feel good', otherwise why waste your money on alcohol? Drink
apple juice or water.
