One of the effects of my self-injected disease is that I continue to make diseased choices. But it’s not as if I didn’t have a choice to begin with. And it’s not as if the continuing consequences aren’t affecting others. So, you can’t just subsidize irresponsibility by claiming, “It’s a disease.” You need to support responsibility by telling the truth, “It’s a sin.”

Sin is like a disease; it affects your life, the lives of others, and it breeds more sin. You need to smash your idol at its source; you are putting something else in God’s place and satisfying yourself with it. What God wants to be in your life, you are replacing with an idol. Jesus wants to be your source of love, joy, and peace, your refuge, your rescue, your significance, your sufficiency, and your security. Don’t let something else take his place.