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In this day and age, it’s all too easy to look at the nice possessions that other people have and covet those things for ourselves. We want the nice house, the shiny cars, and the flashy jewelry, but we fail to recognize that God has already provided us
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Grace, Addiction and Giving God Your Whole Life with Bishop Lance Johnson
Episode Overview
- Grace is described as strength to stop sinning, not a licence to continue in harmful behaviour.
- True salvation is said to bring visible change, as God’s Spirit lives inside a person and reshapes their choices.
- Focusing on one addiction at the altar without giving God the whole life is presented as a key reason recovery often fails.
- Daily surrender, taking up the cross, and seeking God’s will are emphasised as ongoing practices, not one-time events.
- Peace and joy rooted in God are portrayed as steady, even when circumstances, relationships, or finances are in turmoil.
“God doesn't just want your addiction. He wants your whole life.”
Working from Luke 12 and Romans 12, Lance talks bluntly about grace, holiness, and the hard reality that “how you live right now is going to determine how you live in eternity.” He pushes back against the idea that grace is a free pass to keep “living like the devil and then claim to be saved,” insisting instead that real salvation brings real transformation – in his words, “If your salvation did not change you, you did not get salvation.” For anyone caught in cycles of relapse, his challenge is sharp but compassionate.
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This fiery message from Bishop Lance Johnson comes from someone who’s been there – trapped in alcohol and drug addiction – and now speaks as a man whose life has been radically changed. So if you’re wrestling with cravings, guilt, or the feeling that church hasn’t told you the whole truth, you’ll probably lean in close to this one.
He explains why simply praying at the altar or repeating “sinners’ prayers” often doesn’t stick: “God doesn’t just want your addiction.
He wants your whole life.” When someone surrenders fully, he says, the Holy Spirit doesn’t just patch up one habit – He rewires desires, making it “really hard to drag [God] into the club and get drunk” or “put a joint in the mouth of the house that God lives in.” There’s plenty here for loved ones of addicts too.
Lance talks about peace and joy that aren’t dependent on circumstances, and about marriages and families holding steady in storms because they’re grounded on something stronger than willpower. His style is direct, emotional, and often humorous, but the thread is clear: surrender is daily, practical, and total.
If you’re tired of half-measures and quick fixes, this message might be the nudge to ask: am I just asking God to take my addiction, or am I ready to give Him my whole life?
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