You’ll never get victory over your addiction until you’re ready to start telling the truth about it.
Talking Points:
- You’ll never beat your addiction unless you’re willing to tell the truth about it.
- Tell the truth to yourself. Quit lying to yourself and cutting yourself slack and making excuses about your addiction. If you want to get better, you’ve got to get honest.
- If you’re married, you have to share the truth with your spouse. Lack of honesty will damage your marriage.
- If you have kids, you have to share the truth with your kids. Parents don’t want their kids to lose their innocence or deal with adult issues, but they probably already have some sense of your issues.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What is your addiction? What started it?
- Why is the first major step of breaking your addiction admitting that addiction to yourself?
- Why is it important to confess your addiction to your spouse or partner? What will be the consequences of keeping your addiction and hiding it?
- Why is it important to share the truth with your kids? What might be the consequences if you don’t?
- Why do you want to break your addiction?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?