Success Stories for overcoming Addiction - Day 18

I found this Youtube video about Court McGee at http://addictionandfamilies.org/. It's a good story about overcoming addiction. It re-emphasizes the concept of replacing our addiction with something else. Sitting around the house with nothing to do is a sure fire way to fail. Ever heard the saying, "An idol mind is the devil's workshop." We need to keep busy and take our mind off the common paths we think about. The longer we are free from our addiction the less power it has over us. Yes, it will always be there lurking in the recesses of our mind but it's not as strong as it is the day you try to stop.

I wanted to write on this video exclusively and put some thoughts behind it. However, as I was researching, I came across another video I thought readers might enjoy.

This second video is about Kirk Franklin. He is a successful Gospel singer and has sold over 10,000,000 records. He was addicted to porn since he was 8 years old. He was addicted even while his records were flying of the shelves. The most important part of this interview to me was how much support his wife gave him. In addition, she had a perfect attitude towards her husbands addiction. I wrote about the power of a wife's help in previous posts. This is a perfect example.