Proverbs 5:14
22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Mark 9:43-48
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hells with two hands.s45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.s47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It's better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,48 `where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.

Addiction runs through the genes of my family like blood runs through your veins. Goes back to my great grandfather,probably even farther then that but no one is left, of course, to let us know.
Addiction is a horrible disease that kills,destroys families,relationships and is very powerful. It can mold someone into being someone that you don't know. It comes in many forms,drugs,alcohol,gambling,food,sex,shopping and more. I don't think I have one person in my life right now that has not been effected by addiction whether themselves or someone they love.
I grew up in an alcoholic home, a home where from the outside it looked picture perfect. 2 good looking parents,3 children, a father who was having a very successful government career,we went to church every week,big house,money,nice neighborhood,a weekly maid,mom had her bridge club, I was in Blue Birds,etc on and on it goes. What went on behind closed doors was a nightmare. Drunken nights,abuse,screaming matches, on and on it goes. I definitely learned some traits of covering up, co dependence,what you saw and heard was not what happened and yes on and on it goes.
My mom is Queen of Denial, she will tell you that she never drank til cocktail hour,even to this day that is what she says and she has been sober since 1975! truth is I remember her coming to my elementary school a bit tipsy.
She had 3 siblings and 2 of the 3 plus herself were alcoholics and on they past it to their children. I truly believe it is a genetic, environmental condition. Any addiction is tough to beat. It is Satan at his worst. He is taking people and making them focus on a false idol, focus on anything but what God wants. For us to focus on Him.
I went from alcoholic to alcoholic in relationships- guess I thought I could fix them or it was what I was used to. Only good thing that came out of those is my daughter Jill, whose father was an addict and suffered for years til he passed away. We had talked to him at one point when she was about 16 and he had accepted Christ at that point. Still fell back into old habits but God would have never left him,probably just wept as he got farther away. Melissa's dad was not an addict and my husband Mike is not one. I had finally realized that I did not deserve abuse or chaos in my life. I am better then that and deserve to be loved.
If I wish addicts could just reach out to God and be cured, not that easy but He does make it possible. There are so many resources for addicts and all it takes is the first step. If you are an addict and can get on your knees and cry out to God- Help me Father- I need to battle this sin, to battle Satan, arm me with what I need to get help-truly pray and let go. I can PROMISE you-help will be right there waiting for you. In fact, if you need to talk and want someone to help you find help, let me know. We can pray together and ask God to guide us on where you need to go next.
Addiction destroys families,friends and yourself. If you think you are fooling everyone odds are you are only fooling yourself. Not everyone is as stupid as you think.
God is a jealous god, He wants you to love Him fully. He already loves you.