Overcoming drug and lust addictions with the Holy Spirit's help || Watch Joseph's testimony

Joseph shares how about faith in Jesus and the knowledge of His Heavenly Father’s love healed him of his drug and recurring lust addictions. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE bit.ly/32BkXsU

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"At first, using drugs was a way to make friends, to meet more girls. But then I found drugs could increase the highs of sex. I became addicted. My drug problem lasted 24 years. Drugs burned up my youth, my future, and my relationships with my family. Because of drugs and crime, I was in and out of police stations, hospitals, rehab centres and prison.

During my time in prison, I joined other inmates to plant beads into my sex organ, because they told me it would give women more excitement. I keep seeking pleasure and highs, and the effects of the drugs and lust were extremely destructive. My heart could never find satisfaction, and the self-condemnation ate me up.

Later, during my last time in prison, I met a pastor. He told me about Jesus and led me to follow Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. After I was released, the pastor introduced me to a Christian halfway house, where I learned how to follow Jesus and began a new life in Christ. I thank God that He saved me out of drugs and prison. But I found that there was still lust that I needed to deal with...

A few months later, my pastor learnt of my struggle and invited me to attend a deliverance and inner healing group. They led me to forgive my father for his violence, and guide me to pour out all the shame and fear I felt, along with those years of pain. Then, the Holy Spirit guided me to cut off all lustful and evil desires linked to porn, to cancel every ungodly soul tie, and to cancel all the blood covenants I made in prison.

Finally, they prayed and blessed me, and asked me to hold myself, as a sign of Father God’s comfort and acceptance.

I felt a peace I never felt before — the noise in my mind, those condemning voices, became completely quiet."

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