Addictions

What is an addiction? Is it Good or Bad?

 All depends on what it is you addicted to. You could be addicted to a habit that is drinking, smoking, drugs, type of food, partying, shopping or a person, maybe a  game, a hobby has become an addiction, medication, social Networks.

 An addiction can add value to your life or take away value.

 An addiction can take you away from people by you becoming anti-social. Addictions can make us create items as idols and we are unaware of it. The only person should be the centre focus; our bull’s eye should be Jesus. Making items and habits idols means we are putting other worldly things first then we are putting God second which is unacceptable. There is only one living God that is Jesus and no idols.



Why do Drugs?



I am addicted to a person who has swept me off my feet; he is my king and my all in all. He is the one I wish to dance with, dine with, my friend and my lover. He tastes sweeter than wine and words can heal me from the inside, out. His gentle touch reaches the depths of my soul till my entire being is restored.

That person if you do not know then I urge you not to delay a split second in getting to know him.

His name is JC also known as Jesus Christ. Sound familiar?

Not so much but rings a bell you say.

You might know him as his other names, all depending on his role to you.

Light of the world?

Bright and morning Star?

Son of God?

Lion and the Lamb?

Messiah?

Saviour?

There are so many other names to cover. 

I would love to tell you more names my lover goes by but I am in a hurry to go for a special meeting. Perhaps, you would like to accompany me. Please do not hesitate.

(On our way to a cab)

You know how Alcoholics have AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) classes they attend to help them deal with their addictions. I myself must confess, I am going to special meetings called A2J

but here they encourage your addiction.

We almost there now.

 These meetings are called Church, prayer meetings, Youth, home cell, home church, crusades, nights of hope and a few others.

Finally here!

Do not feel out of place, you were meant to be here. You can sit next to me if you like.

 (Talking to someone else)

Please may I go first, thank you.

Hi My name is Leticia Naidoo and I am addicted to Christ. I can not imagine my life without him. I love him with every fibre of being. I will spend my life for Christ alone . this life I live is not for me . it belongs to God because I owe it to him. I am not ashamed to live a life pure. I am not concerned people might think I am too young or younger people might feel I am uncool. Who said being a Christian is not fun. I got swag, Yeah I am saved with amazing grace, TGIF

  because today GOD is First, yes I am a Jesus Freak.

We should be addicted to Jesus because there are no consequences of Lack because Psalms 23 clearly states the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. I will not be in a place of lack. When you are addicted to Christ you will not be in a place of dryness because of Gods living waters that flows. You will not be in a place of loneliness because he is your friend. Addicted to Christ won’t make you sell personal possessions or use up all your wealth like a bad addiction. In fact it is free because who the son sets free is free INDEED.

 All God asks is for you to worship him and spend some time in his presence. If you weigh this you will see it’s greater than any bargain in your local Market, factory shop or bulk store. Feed you addiction with the Lord, word, intimate relationship.

A2J- I am addicted to Jesus.

 JF- Jesus Freak

 ARE YOU?

The demand for Ransom

7^th May 2012

I am not going to explain who Donovan Munsamy also known as Brandon is to me. After being mentioned in two blog posts you should know him to be my Mentor/Spiritual brother by now. We chatted on Sunday and he inspired me to write a post on the demand and then about ransom so that brings me to my title THE DEMAND FOR RANSOM. I was still working on this post and Pragasen Pillay lead worship in Chatsworth on Sunday 13 May 2012 (Mother’s Day) and mentioned DEMAND. That is not all my Spiritual Daddy Pastor Trevor Dolan ministered and confirmed this blog and two others. God is amazing!

What is a demand?

It is related to a command. It is a statement. It has authority and dominion. You are not asking but telling. There no MANNER VOCABULARY involved in this demanding sentence because it has exclamation marks!

Scenario One:

At a restaurant you get poor service from your clumsy, forgetful, young waitress. Let’s give her a name. What shall we call her? (Put on my or our thinking cap {LOL}). How about Sarah. Sarah makes you wait awhile before she brings your order to you. As you wait your tummy begins singing Opera converting into a hungry beast. The smells of food travel from the kitchen into your nasal cavity and affect the Opera singers and starving beasts trapped in pit of your stomach. The other waitresses and waiters are on the roll. When they pass you the smell hits you and you get more upset, the steam also hits your face and you feel hot headed. A plan of action is needed but your brain requires energy, energy comes from food and this waitress has not brought it to you. The little energy you have you try and use to devise a master plan BUT distractions from fast waiters/waitresses comes and those opera singers and starving beast start acting up once again. Reminds me off Jacob and Esau in the Bible and that Bowl of Soup. History will not repeat itself; there are sauces on the Table.

Sarah smiles and gives you your order; all your plots and plans fade away as the steam evaporates. The little energy you have left is used to reach towards utensils and a platter. Smiling at Sarah you smile and look at your meal about to devour it as she stands beside you to ensure all is well. You look properly at your meal, and you are not surprised, you where brought a wrong order.

This is it, you release hungry beasts and opera singers and your appetite is now lost. Never again will you eat at this restaurant. You Demand to see the manager because you know you are right, in fact you have a right to a good service on time no matter what circumstances. When you see the manager, Sarah is scared because her manager is a higher ranking than her; she may lose her job or get a warning.

Now you understand the term DEMAND. Let’s look at Ransom.

Any action movie has a scene where someone is kidnapped and held hostage by obviously bad guys, if they were good they will not take a person and keep them safe or let alone kidnap. Imagine a few people take you somewhere and treat you like gold and after they are done leave you back in your home, safe and sound, how we wish. Just a few random thoughts thrown at you from my imaginative mind.

As I was saying to you. In most cases people who are kidnapped are either people in power, rich family or friends.  The bad guys are certain they will get a big amount of cash in small period of time if they get somebody kidnaped from a rich family. They will not kidnap a beggar from a street corner or a middle class individual; they rather join these individuals in their jobs or daily routines. Not worthy kidnapping a middle class/ Poor person all because these people have no big cash on hand.  The enemy calls the victim’s family with their voice exposed or a special device changing their voices into a voice from scary movie. (Chuckling away). They tell the family what we see happen in any movie this scene occurs in, “BRING THE _______ (RANSOM) MONEY TO ______LOCATION AT _____ TIME ON THE DOT, COME ALONE AND DO NOT TELL THE COPS OR WE WILL HURT _________”. The bad guy takes the victim near the mobile  for them to scream through a dirty looking piece of dusting furniture or washing car cloth tied around their mouth, EEEEWWW!!!!. The victim will try and have a lengthy conversation with their family member as if the bad guys are lending free minutes. The victim might say do not come it is a trap and the bad guys cut the call.  The victim’s family get police involved and bad guys find out, if bad guys do not find out, WHERES THE MOVIE? WHERE IS THE ACTION?

It is predictable because in a scary movie I know somebody is going to slip and twist their ankle and throughout the whole movie they will be limping and running away from their killer with help from someone else who will try to help them balance and be their eyes and not forgetting saying “HE IS COMING, FASTER”. The individual limping will say “LEAVE ME”. The helper will say I am not leaving you.  At the end the one limping survives. They need to change it around now.

Really, (Shaking head from side to side).

What did I tell you??????? PREDICTABLE!!!!!!!

Scenario Two:

(Inspired to use the name when I entered and boring Lecture in Lecture 7 UKZN Edgewood for language and Literacy 320 and found this on the smart bored, I smiled to myself to know God wanted me to use this in this post)

There is a man called SINBAD (Not his name SIN_BAD) also known as Satan and he Kidnaps you because he hears you have big inheritance from ABRAHAM. Sinbad did his homework and found out you are a prince and princess and your father is the King of the world. Sinbad knew a smart move is to kidnap you. Sinbad calls your Father. Abba Father

also known as God answers and (Such a Glory as I type this part to you) send Ransom as promised.

ABBA Father sends JESUS and TWO STICKS. Jesus nailed to the cross is what Father sends to Sinbad. As sung by Chris Tomlin, JESUS MESSIAH; a part of the Lyrics there is a line that goes “THE RANSOME FROM HEAVEN”. Whom the son sets free is free indeed.

you are now free

You can demand wisdom, demand the anointing. Demand for it with authority because you have the right to demand for it. Ask like it is yours, have faith and call what is not as if it is.