Temptation: 2 Points

#1. Pray it’s kept out of your way:

One line in the famous ‘Lord’s prayer’, is: ‘…lead us not into temptation, but deliver me from evil…’ (Mt 6:13) Some temptation you will not be able to resist, and so you pray –
always – that the Lord will lead you away from such pressure. You know – and therefore you pray – that some things just will not cross your path, your screen, your workplace, your work conference, your hotel, your text message… Jesus instructed us to ask this of the Lord, to pray that our steps will be led away from temptation.

#2. Change your way:

So what happens when you do encounter temptation? Well, if despite your honest discipline above, in asking God to steer you clear of this pressure, you do find yourself in vulnerable and tempting situations or moments – you turn and walk. You resist. If it is a physical place that is the problem, you leave that place. If it is a thought, you replace it decidedly with other thoughts and ‘words’ – often helped by reading the bible, locking on to a key verse, and repeating it over and over in your head until you fall into sweet and holy sleep. If it’s texts, stop. If it’s calls, drop ‘em. We are responsible, my friends, for our responses to temptation.

Check out this key verse and ponder:

‘No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.’ (1 Cor 10:13)

We need God’s power and Spirit in our lives to resist temptation, and walk in forgiveness and freedom.

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