Drugs, Darkness, and Deliverance

🌑 Introduction: Searching for Light in All the Wrong Places

I used to think drugs were my escape hatch. 💊 Whether it was weed, pills, or something stronger, I thought getting high would silence the noise in my head. I thought it would make life easier, more fun, more bearable.

But here’s the truth: drugs don’t give you freedom—they chain you to darkness. They promise a taste of heaven, but they deliver hell.

I know, because I lived it. And I also know deliverance is real, because Jesus yanked me out of that pit when I couldn’t climb out myself. 🙌

🕳️ My Story: Running from Pain, Chasing Highs

It started small. A joint passed around at a party. “Just try it, bro. It’s no big deal.” At first it did feel harmless. Laughing, zoning out, feeling chill.

But then it escalated. Weed turned into pills. Pills turned into harder stuff. Each new high felt like it fixed the emptiness… until it wore off.

• I used drugs to numb the anxiety that haunted me.
• I used drugs to forget the pain of broken relationships.
• I used drugs to “fit in” because I was scared to be myself.

Before long, I wasn’t using drugs—they were using me. My body craved them. My mind depended on them. My soul was rotting in silence. 😔

💔 The Breaking Point

One night, I got so high I couldn’t feel anything. My heart was racing, my mind spinning, and I thought: “If I die right now, I’m not ready to meet God.”

That thought shook me. I wasn’t just messing around anymore—I was playing Russian roulette with my soul.

In the middle of my haze, I cried out:
“God, if You’re real, please save me. I can’t do this anymore.”

And He did.

📖 Scripture That Broke the Chains

When I finally cracked open the Word, it felt like God was speaking directly to me:

John 10:10 (NIV):
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Drugs were stealing, killing, and destroying me. Jesus wanted to give me life.

1 Peter 5:8 (NIV):
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

I wasn’t sober—I was prey. And the devil was circling.

Galatians 5:1 (NIV):
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

Drugs were my slavery. Christ was offering freedom.

⚔️ How I Found Deliverance

It wasn’t rehab that saved me (though rehab helps many). It wasn’t willpower. It was Jesus Christ. But He led me to take practical steps:

🙅‍♂️ 1. Admit the Darkness

I had to stop calling it “recreation” and admit it was destruction. Sin always hides behind soft labels. I had to call it what it was.

🙏 2. Cry Out to God Daily

Deliverance wasn’t one prayer—it was a lifestyle. Every craving, every urge, I laid at His feet. “Lord, I need You right now.”

👬 3. Find Brothers Who Wouldn’t Let Me Slip

I surrounded myself with men of God who checked in, prayed with me, and didn’t let me isolate. Accountability was life or death.

🧹 4. Clean House

I cut off every connection to my old life. Dealers’ numbers? Deleted. Party invites? Ignored. Old stashes? Flushed. You can’t keep poison in your pocket and expect to heal.

💡 5. Fill the Void with the Spirit

Getting high gave me a fake peace. The Holy Spirit gave me the real thing. I learned to worship, to pray, to soak in God’s presence until He filled the spaces drugs used to occupy.

🌅 What Freedom Feels Like

It’s been years since drugs controlled me. And brother, the freedom is indescribable.

• My mind is clear.
• My body is healthy.
• My soul is at peace.

I don’t need a substance to cope anymore. I have the Comforter, the Counselor, the Holy Spirit living in me. 🙌

💡 Encouragement for You

If you’re trapped in drugs right now, I need you to hear this: you are not too far gone.

👉 The enemy says, “You’ll never change.” But he’s a liar.
👉 The world says, “It’s normal.” But destruction isn’t normal.
👉 Jesus says, “I came to set you free.” And He means it.

You don’t have to keep living high and dying inside. Deliverance is waiting for you.

🎯 Challenge for Today

1. Pray honestly: “Lord, I need You to deliver me.”
2. Tell one trusted friend about your struggle. Don’t fight in secret.
3. Memorize John 10:10 this week.
4. Destroy every stash, delete every number, block every door back to drugs.

🙏 Final Prayer

“Father, I confess that I’ve been chained to drugs. I’ve searched for peace in chemicals instead of in You. Forgive me. I believe Jesus died to break every chain and set me free. Fill me with Your Spirit where addiction used to live. Give me strength to walk away from old habits and old circles. Surround me with brothers who will fight with me. Thank You for deliverance through Christ. In Jesus’ name, amen.”