Help! I’m Addicted

by Jim Berg

Everybody knows somebody who is addicted to something. But maybe addiction is more personal for you. Maybe you once had real hopes and dreams, desires and possibilities. But then you became an addict, and what started out as fun or an attempt at relief from pain and shame grew into something bigger. Here Jim Berg shows that no matter how tangled your life has become, God offers you hope and help through his word and his people.

Genres: Counselling

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 17, 2020

Reviews

[Jimmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do someone that is a Christian deal with the sin of addiction? Furthermore how does one address the problem from biblical and spiritual resources? This is a tremendously helpful resource; don’t underestimate its size! It is from Shepherd Press’ “Lifeline Mini-books” series and I read this title because other booklets in this series have been very helpful. I read this with others who struggle with various addictions and they found this resource helpful!
There’s an introduction followed by four chapters, a conclusion and Personal Application Projects after that. There’s also a section titled “Where Can I Get More Help?” before the endnotes that I also found helpful. Chapter One define what is addiction followed by a second chapter that’s on a biblical interpretation of addiction. This chapter is very very important for phrasing the problem of addiction correctly (and biblically). Chapter three goes over God’s Roadmap to Freedom and chapter four involve freedom applications. While the last two chapters has largely the applications in the booklet I think the first two chapters is very important because it defines and interpret the problem biblically; that sets it apart from other secular sources on addictions. I think seeing the problems correctly through biblical lens actually gives addicts hope and also sets it up for the need for the Gospel and the need for Jesus.
I recommend this work. I read this to prepare works for working on outlines on biblical counseling series for difficulties in parenting and I’m definitely going to quote and use this material for my content (with footnotes of course). This is a material I will be using for years to come.

[Jeremy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a clearly presented introduction to what addiction is, its true spiritual roots and causes. Berg's emphasis on seeking to grow in Christlikeness as the foundation of healing and recovery is essential. His progression of losses, lusts and lies is a good start for anyone trapped in addictive behavior.