2 Peter 2:19 … Slaves to submission (12/28/16)
“People are slaves to whatever they submit.”
~ unknown (2 Peter 2:19)
What is most important to realize about this verse is that it relates to much more than merely the commonly criticized “sinful” addictions of alcohol, illegal drugs, cigarettes, &/or sex … Consider:
*It relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to fatty foods, sugar, &/or caffeine (Solution: Have some Self-Respect, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to talking superficially, watching television, checking in on social media, gathering information online, and all other forms of “being connected” at the expense of any real & daring forms of Intimacy (Solution: Reach out to strangers, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to comfort, ease, sloth, &/or relaxation (Solution: Serve your surroundings, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to gluttony, greed, hoarding, and “success” (Solution: Give to others; Giving three times as much as one buys or obtains or receives – doing so one day at a time, and doing so every day; until what one “owns” becomes no more than what one truly needs) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to drama, romance, beauty, and safety (Solution: Spend more time alone than with loved ones , and more time with strangers than alone) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to callousness, arrogance, criticism, negativity, envy, and regret (Solution: Repetitively express a radical Gratitude for everything that IS, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to sadness, seriousness, anger, and fear (Solution: Remember to be Joy-full, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addiction to animal abuse (be that abuse confinement, cuckoldry, &/or consumption – Solution: Go Vegan, one moment at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to nationalism, conflict, politics, and religion (Solution: Befriend an enemy every day, one day at a time) …
*And it relates just as well to all those who are enslaved by their addictions to feelings of resignation, hopelessness, meaninglessness, and despair (Solution: Get up, get out there, and get busy Loving – one moment at a time).
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