How do you confront someone with an addiction?
I don't know. I've never had to. Never needed to.
At least this isn't an addiction to substances.
But addiction is addiction.
Honestly, though... how do I go about this? It should be laid out on the table. In Christ's love, it truly needs to be dealt with, before the problem gets worse. He's upset. He doesn't know what to do. None of us do.
Responsibility.
Whose is it?
What does it entail?
Practicality.
How do you learn it?
Or, how do you teach it?
Necessity.
Where do you draw the line?
Who decides what it is?
Not everything can be spoon-fed to us. Some things in life need to be learned the hard way. This may be one of them. God may be the only one Who can truly see us over our obstacles and uphold us in His hands, but I like to think that we can help our brothers and sisters through their trials by continuing to love and encourage them.
'My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.'
[Proverbs 3:11-12]
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