A quote from Russell Brand on the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman (via John Stossel):
"In spite of his life seeming superficially great, in spite of all the praise and accolades, in spite of all the loving friends and family, there is a predominant voice in the mind of an addict that supersedes all reason and that voice wants you dead. This voice is the unrelenting echo of an unfulfillable void."
I submit that all men have this void to fill, and that for the addict, a substance is used to try to fill it. I believe we all try to fill what can only be satisfied through relationship with our Creator. I'm not suggesting that Jesus is a band-aid that supernaturally quiets every voice in our mind, every craving, every competing urge. But I do believe he can be our strength and our joy. While every other voice whispers lies to us about how that void can be satisfied, He provides us the power of a superior promise.