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EMOTIONAL VAMPIRES
•Incurably insecure
•Drama queens
•Blabbers
•Financial freeloaders

THE TENSION
…when (Jesus) saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
moved with compassion: splagchnon (splangkh'-non); from the intestines or bowels; sympathy; inward affection, tender mercy.
•JESUS CARED MORE THAN ANYONE WHO HAS EVER LIVED.
•JESUS DID NOT HEAL EVERYONE OR GRANT EVERY REQUEST.

HELPING WITHOUT ENABLING
1) OFFER WHAT THEY NEED NOT WHAT THEY WANT.
Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up…
•Identify the real need.



•Pay attention to actions, not words
2) SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: "Everyone is looking for you!"
•Time boundaries
•Resource boundaries

3) ALLOW THEM TO FACE THEIR CONSEQUENCES.
Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow! Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit
•Rescuing isn’t always helping.
•Jesus is the savior, not you.
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”