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Recovering From Life Pt. 11 Continued

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Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to

myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

                          
“Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8)

 

Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another

human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for

each other so that you may be healed.” (James 5:16)

 

This week we are going to focus on confessing (admitting) our

sins, all the dark secrets of our past, to another person.

 

Why do I have to admit my wrongs to another person?

 

We will LOSE 4 things:

 

  1. We lose our sense of .
  2. We will begin to lose our unwillingness to
    3. .
  3. We will lose our inflated, false .
  4. We will lose our sense of .

    5.  

    We will GAIN 3 things:

     

    1. We gain that the Bible promises.
    2. We gain .

      3. “They cried to the Lord in their troubles, and He

      rescued them! He led them from the darkness and the shadow of death
      and snapped their chains.” (Psalm 107:13-14)

      1. We gain .

        2.  

        How to choose Someone?

         

        1. Choose someone of the same sex as you whom you trust
          2. and respect.
        2. Ask your sponsor or accountability
          3. partner.
        3. Set an appointment with the person, a time without
          4. interruptions.

           

          Guidelines for your meetings.

          1. Start with Prayer.
          2. Keep your sharing balanced – weaknesses and
            3. strengths.
          3. End in prayer. Thank God for the tools He has given to
            4. you and for the complete forgiveness found in Christ.
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