2nd Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Christians have been given power to stop bad habits dead in their tracks. Like Paul, some of us will often experience the gravitational pull of fallen human nature in our persons, but the power to stop desire from germinating into harbored thought and action is readily available at our fingertips.
The secular philosophy which teaches that in every situation, time must be allotted for persons to wean themselves off of this or that bad habit, is a virtual admission of a lack of awareness of the power that has been given to us through The Holy Ghost.
Even though there are situations where elapsed time might be necessary between addictions and victory, yet we should never believe that this is the only way to overcome. The scripture teaches us unequivocally that power has been given to us in Jesus to pull the plug on bad habits, at short notice, as in today for tomorrow. This is absolutely possible if we access the “Gold” we may not know we have.
Matthew 5:30 And if thy right hand offends thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!