Moods and escapes

[AWorkInProgress]

Heya,

Doing my usual, trying to work and my mind baking a new cake. This is not law or anything, but if it can be useful to you feel free to try it.

Started with simple question about addiction and moods. Now I feel like I am beginning to understand the old testiment and how God designed it to work.

Porn, touching yourself, drugs, alcohol, smoking, treats. All are things that change a person's mood. An escape. In reality thou they no more solve the problem and become a vicious cycle of dysfunction.

Proverbs 31:6-7

6 Alcohol is for the dying,
and wine for those in bitter distress.

7 Let them drink to forget their poverty
and remember their troubles no more.

Mood is a set of emotions that bring positive or negitive effects to the spirit. Certain stimulus move us in happy range while others lead us to sad or despair thoughts.

When a person has set of problems that just can't be solved or feel bad about a situation. Try to escape that line of thought with stimulus or an escape.

To lead to positive mood or upwards climb means living by certain rules and organizing set of successes. If one doesn't burn all their energy on escape and get proper rest. Have the potiential to do many sucesses. Assuming problems are set best suit for that person.

I think God made the commandments as a guage to say a person is not properly handling their problems. So they seek or take escapes to avoid their problems. Now they live for death or just existing instead of being prepared and seeking success with their given talents.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Very insightful post. People tend to take the route of instant gratification, but that ends up hurting them in the long run. Things like exercise, therapy, a better diet, and even reading the Bible just aren't as appealing as instant gratification things such as sleeping, eating, porn, etc. BUT the good stuff is certainly more rewarding in the long run.

I'm going to keep what you've said in mind for an answer when people ask me about some of my beliefs. What it all boils down to is that some of the rules God made for us that seem unappealing are meant to protect us.

PS. BTW, I got an email saying you tried to send me a PM but my inbox was full. I deleted some things and made some room in there, just FYI. Sorry about that!