"Addiction is in my bloodline. I'm genetically predisposed to fail."
How it sounds in your head: Your dad's an addict. Your brother's an addict. You're experimenting with substances at parties and you're terrified you'll end up like them. The counselors say you're genetically predisposed. It's only a matter of time before you're another family statistic.
"And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."
-- 1 Corinthians 6:11Source: Medical determinism that emphasizes genetic predisposition while minimizing the power of new creation identity.
Multiple family members struggle with addiction. The science says you're more likely to become addicted. You feel the pull stronger than your friends do, like your brain is wired differently.
This man had a LEGION of demons—that's 2,000-6,000 demonic entities. He lived in tombs, cutting himself, uncontrollable, violent. No one could bind him. One encounter with Jesus: 'Legion, come out.' Instantly delivered. Next scene: 'sitting and clothed and in his right mind.' From absolute bondage to total freedom in ONE MOMENT. No 12 steps. No recovery program. Just JESUS.
I REFUSE the lie that addiction is my genetic inheritance. IT IS WRITTEN that I have been WASHED, SANCTIFIED, and JUSTIFIED. 'Such WERE some of you' is past tense—the addict identity is DEAD. I am not predisposed to fail; I am predisposed to FREEDOM because the Son has made me free INDEED. IT IS WRITTEN in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that I am a NEW CREATION. My brain is not wired for addiction—it's wired for LIFE because the Spirit of God dwells in me. The demoniac went from legion-possessed to sitting clothed in his right mind in ONE ENCOUNTER. I am not one drink away from becoming my father. I am one moment away from experiencing the freedom Christ already purchased.
The Father sees you experimenting at parties and He's not disappointed—He's running toward you with NEW WIRING, a new nature, a new identity. He's not waiting for you to hit rock bottom. He's meeting you at the party with freedom already finished.