When Our Pursuit of Freedom Results in Slavery

Redemption: An Interview with Mike Wilkerson

Mike Wilkerson (author of Redemption) sees that many addictions stem from past abuse. The scars of abuse turn to addictions as a means of coping with the pain. Though these addictions begin as an attempt to break free, they result in utter slavery.

"Sin is deceitful," Wilkerson says in a recent interview. "It results in spiritual blindness." That blindness is how slavery to sin and addiction begins and continues. We lie to ourselves, believing that God is the liar and that the consequences of our addictions are God's malicious attempt to hurt us and take away our freedom.

Wilkerson reminds us that God abounds in love and mercy. The consequences of our sin are not God's punishment, but rather the very pain from which he wants us to be free. "I would want anyone who's reading this book, anybody who's wrestling with the darkness of the wounds of abuse and addiction, to be drawn to this God who abounds in steadfast love," Wilkerson says.

Listen to the full interview, and check out Redemption.