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Some of the people on my "most admired" list have been addicts-addicts who no longer justify and feed their addictions. They changed.
It invariably resulted from a series of agonizing crashes in life that brutally jolted them to conclude that the pain of continuing in addiction was worse than the pain of changing. So they admitted their plight, cried out for God's help, accepted professional care and committed to a lifetime of overcoming their destructive habits. Every day may be a physical, emotional and spiritual struggle, but they stay clean.
I admire them because they inspire me. Living testimonies that even the most extremely difficult problems can be overcome are motivating and encouraging.
You see, I need to change. You need to change too.
Severe addictions are only the extreme states of destructive behavior. You don't have to be such an addict, however, to behave badly and hurtfully. And all of us-no exceptions-struggle with various destructive habits and pulls.
Also on the "most admired" list, at the top, is the One who made it possible for each of us to change every one of our destructive habits.
The core concept of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which we strive to convey in The Good News, is the promise for the future that the world can, and will, change when He returns. The core concept of God's way of life is the promise for the present that you can, and will, change when you turn to Him. Your life can be better now in the same ways the entire world will be made better after Christ returns.
This issue focuses in large part on helping those battling various addictions. Those without such struggles might scan the contents page and think, even sympathetically, "Well, I hope this helps some of those poor people-and thankfully I don't have their problems."
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