Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.
One of the problems associated with overcoming cravings is that persons start and stop, start and stop, until the cycles of beginning and not finishing become set in stone and thus, with every failure the motive power, and will to pick up and move forward again is gradually diminished.
The way to overcome this syndrome is by asking the Lord to give us the grace and strength through The indwelling Christ each and every day, so that we can run the Christian race with a steady and even tread. Victory over cravings does not come by accident, for it is like swimming upstream as the salmons do.
Therefore, the energy, the stick-to-itiveness, power, resilience and determination to do right, must come from a source outside of ourselves, and the Gospel teaches us that it is God alone who can work within us, both to will and to do of His good pleasure. When persons try to do the right thing on their own, without the power of God, they will often run into frustrations, and many difficulties that are not easily surmountable.
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!