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Published: June 3, 2009, 3:11 a.m.

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Discharge Instructions

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\\xa0C.S. Lewis said

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\\u201cThink of me as a fellow-patient\\nin the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier, could give\\nsome advice.\\u201d

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\\xa0(Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)\\xa0 \\u201cThere is a\\ntime for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven\\u2026a time\\nto kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build.\\u201d

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\\xa0Emergency Room

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Unresolved\\nyesterdays.\\xa0 Your Sin

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\\u201cAlmost no one bears a heavier\\nload than the carrier of personal secrets of the past or present.\\u201d

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(Romans 6:23)\\xa0\\n\\u201cFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in\\nChrist Jesus our Lord.\\u201d

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Untreated pain.\\xa0\\nWounds from others

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(Hebrews 12:15)\\xa0\\n\\u201cSee to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root\\ngrows up to cause trouble and defile many.\\u201d

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(Jeremiah 6:14)\\xa0\\n\\u201cThey dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious.\\n\\u2018Peace, peace,\\u2019 they say, when there is no peace.\\u201d

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(Psalm 147:3)\\xa0 \\u201cHe heals the\\nbrokenhearted and binds up their wounds.\\u201d

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Unawareness of\\nspiritual activity.\\xa0 Curse of the devil

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(1 Peter 5:8-9)\\xa0 \\u201cBe\\nself-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring\\nlion looking for someone to devour.\\xa0 Resist him, standing firm in the\\nfaith.\\u201d

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Discharge Instructions

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(Colossians\\n3:7-8)\\xa0 \\u201cYou used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.\\xa0 But\\nnow you must rid yourselves of all such things\\u2026\\u201d

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Make up your\\nmind to change.

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(Colossians\\n3:8)\\xa0 \\u201cBut now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these:\\nanger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.\\u201d

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ask for\\nGod\\u2019s help.

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(Colossians\\n3:10)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge\\nin the image of its Creator.\\u201d

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Be motivated by\\nlove.

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(Colossians\\n3:12-14)\\xa0 \\u201cTherefore, as God\\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly\\nloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and\\npatience.\\xa0 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have\\nagainst one another.\\xa0 Forgive as the Lord forgave you.\\xa0 And over all these\\nvirtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.\\u201d \\xa0\\xa0

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The six facets\\nof love:
\\nCompassion
\\nKindness
\\nHumility

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Gentleness

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Patience

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Forgiveness

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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Fight for unity.

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(Colossians\\n3:15)\\xa0 \\u201cLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of\\none body you were called to peace.\\u201d

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5.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Stay positive.

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(Colossians\\n3:15-17)\\xa0 \\u201cAnd be thankful.\\xa0 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly\\nas you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms,\\nhymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.\\xa0 And whatever\\nyou do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,\\ngiving thanks to God the Father through him.\\u201d

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6.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Keep your focus\\non others.

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(Colossians\\n3:18-21)\\xa0 \\u201cWives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.\\xa0\\nHusbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.\\xa0 Children, obey your\\nparents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.\\xa0 Fathers, do not embitter\\nyour children, or they will become discouraged.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 18:1) (NKJV) \\u201cA man who\\nisolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise\\njudgment.\\u201d

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(Ecclesiastes\\n4:9-10)\\xa0(NLT) \\u201cTwo people are better off than one, for they can help\\neach other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But\\nsomeone who falls alone is in real trouble.\\u201d

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