Monday, November 13, 2006
TEMPTATION
temptation feeds on weakness and bent desires.
"Satan does not tempt us to do wrong things, he tempts us in order to make us lose the possibility of being of value to God... " - Oswald Chambers
"No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means" - CS Lewis
Fight The Good Fight
"In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."
- Heb 12:4 (NIV)
i don't want to be a Spiritual Wimp......... do not give the devil a foothold......
You are not alone
"Be self-controlled and vigilant always, for your enemy the devil is always about, prowling like a lion roaring for its prey. Resist him, standing firm in your faith, remembering that the strain is the same for all your fellow-Christians in other parts of the world. And after you have born these sufferings a very little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to share his eternal splendor through Christ, will himself make you whole and secure and strong." -1 Pet 5:8-10 (Phi)
"The honor of Jesus Christ is at stake in your bodily life. God engineers circumstances and whatever they may be like we have to see that we face them while abiding continually with Him... " - Oswald Chambers
Our "Weapon"
" In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness." - Romans 6:11-13
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 (NIV)
RIGHT RESPONSE: Resist!
Do not fall into temptation
TEMPTATION ends with sin or victory
indeed, it is very real to me.. and I pray that I will not fall.
indeed enough tears had been shed, it's time for me to trust God more, that He answers prayers, if I remain in Him, and His words remain in me...
All things work for the good of those who love Him, and are called according to His purpose.
Many times, sadness sinks in when I am burdened by it, by this struggle, by this trying to break free, Lord, remove this emotions. in you who gives me strength, in you who carry me in everlasting arms, you'll never let me go, through it all... to you, I sing to you Lord a hymn of love.... in moments like these, I sing to you Lord, singing I love you Lord, singing I love you I love you Lord.. help me love you more.....
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