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Published: June 24, 2011, 4:08 a.m.

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(1 Corinthians 6:12) \\u201cEverything is permissible for me\\u201d\\u2014but not everything is beneficial. \\u201cEverything is permissible for me\\u201d\\u2014but I will not be mastered by anything.\\u201d

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What has mastered you?

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We\\u2019re seeking to find what only God can provide in something besides God Himself.

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5 Easy Ways to be an Addict.

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1. Never admit you have a problem.

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(Jeremiah 3:13) (NLT) \\u201cOnly acknowledge your guilt. Admit that you rebelled against the Lord your God\\xa0and committed adultery against him by worshiping idols under every green tree.\\u201d

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2.\\xa0 Gratify your fleshly desires.

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(Galatians 5:16-17) \\u201cSo I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. ^\\xa0For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.\\u201d

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3.\\xa0 Rationalize your behavior and make excuses.

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(Luke 14:19-20) \\u201cThe first said, \\u2018I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.\\u2019 \\u201cAnother said, \\u2018I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I\\u2019m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.\\u2019 \\u201cStill another said, \\u2018I just got married, so I can\\u2019t come.\\u2019\\u201d

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4. Always keep your addiction a secret

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(Proverbs 28:13) \\u201cHe who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.\\u201d

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5. Depend on your own power, never God\\u2019s.

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(Psalm 28:7) \\u201cThe Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.\\u201d

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(2 Peter 2:19) (NLT) \\u201cThey promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.\\u201d

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(2 Corinthians 10:3-5) \\u201cFor though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

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(2 Corinthians 12:9) (NLT) \\u201cEach time he said, \\u201cMy grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.\\u201d So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.\\u201d

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(Galatians 2:20) (NLT) \\u201cMy old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.\\u201d

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(Philippians 4:13) \\u201cI can do everything through him who gives me strength.\\u201d

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(Revelation 12:11) (GWT) \\u201cThey won the victory over him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. They didn\\u2019t love their life so much that they refused to give it up.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 28:13) (NLT) \\u201cPeople who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.\\u201d

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(James 5:16) \\u201cTherefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.\\u201d

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He alone meets every need I have.

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