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November 03, 2009 When Tempted, Seek Support<http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2002&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/article.do?method=articlePage&contentId=202007&trkid=ddnews> by Rick Warren "You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone . . . If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble" (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 CEV). When you're tempted, reveal your struggle to a godly friend or support group. You don't have to broadcast it to the whole world, but you need at least one person you can honestly share your struggles with. The Bible says, "You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone . . . If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble" (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 CEV). Let me be clear: If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention–failure–guilt, you will not get better on your own! You need the help of other people. Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable. God's plan for your growth and freedom includes other Christians. Authentic, honest fellowship is the antidote to your lonely struggle against those sins that won’t budge. God says it is the only way you’re going to break free: "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed" (James 5:16, NIV). Do you really want to be healed of that persistent temptation that keeps defeating you over and over? God's solution is plain: Don't repress it; confess it! Don't conceal it; reveal it. Revealing your feeling is the beginning of healing. Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You're only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you're perfect, and walk into freedom. Today on PurposeDriven.com <http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2005&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/content.do?method=contentPage&contentId=201959&trkid=ddnews> God Will Catch You<http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2006&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/content.do?method=contentPage&contentId=201959&trkid=ddnews> Kay Warren explains why you can't get healed on your own » MORE<http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2007&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/content.do?method=contentPage&contentId=201959&trkid=ddnews> <http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2008&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/article.do?method=articlePage&contentId=201796&trkid=ddnews> We All Need Healing<http://rdstrongmail1.com/track?type=click&mailingid=361800&messageid=44000&databaseid=66500&serial=1222921405&[email protected]&userid=229490&extra=keycode=&promokey=EPD00562&execution_nbr=31&&&2009&&&http://www.purposedriven.com/article.do?method=articlePage&contentId=201796&trkid=ddnews> In these difficult and uncertain times, many of us are hurting. 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