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Jesus continued:\xa0\u201cThere was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, \u2018Father, give me my share of the estate.\u2019\xa0So he divided his property between them. \u201cNot long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth\xa0in wild living.\xa0After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. Luke 15:11-16 (NIV)

For the wages of sin is death,\xa0but the gift of God is eternal life\xa0in\xa0Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23(NIV)

\xa0\u201cWhen he came to his senses\u2026 Luke 15:17 (NIV)

1. ACKNOWLEDGE your sin

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God\xa0has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness\xa0is given through faith in\xa0Jesus Christ\xa0to all who believe.\xa0There is no difference between Jew and Gentile\u2026 for all have sinned\xa0and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified\xa0freely by his grace\xa0through the redemption\xa0that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:21-24 (NIV)

1. Recognize the CYCLE

When tempted, no one should say, \u201cGod is tempting me.\u201d For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own\xa0evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;\xa0and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don\u2019t be deceived,\xa0my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above,\xa0coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,\xa0who does not change\xa0like shifting shadows. James 1:13-17 (NIV)

1. CHANGE your direction

From that time on Jesus began to preach,\xa0\u201cRepent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.\u201dMatthew 4:17(NIV)

1. LET the Holy Spirit LEAD YOU to Freedom.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.\xa0Stand firm,\xa0then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery\u2026You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.\xa0But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh\u2026So I say, walk by the Spirit,\xa0and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh\u2026Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh\xa0with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit,\xa0let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:1-25(NIV)

\u2026Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you\xa0to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13 (NIV)

As a prisoner\xa0for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy\xa0of the calling\xa0you have received.Ephesians 4:1(NIV)