changed behaviors are good unless they are a temporary performance with a relapse waiting to happen in the wings. As I mentioned before, Proverbs 31:30 warns us that “charm is deceptive.” It’s so easy to be charmed into dropping a boundary. We can have a few good days or even a few good months when it seems things are better. But remember, be honest about what’s really happening. Don’t continue to excuse negative or destructive patterns of behavior or addictions, as if they are just occasional slip-ups and isolated mistakes. There is something deeper going on in the foundational thinking and
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