But each person is tempted when they are
dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. James 1:14(NIV)
We are all tempted let’s face it, we are
tempted to eat something we know is unhealthy, or we are tempted to look at
something online we know is wrong, or to tell a lie about something. The devil
even tempted Jesus, see Matthew 4:1-11 so we know we’re tempted but how on
earth do we overcome it?
Watch. We need
to watch out for temptation, see Matthew 26:41.
Pray. We
need to pray that we will not fall into temptation like Jesus tells the
disciples, see Matthew 26:41 it’s also part of the Lord’s Prayer, see Matthew
6:13.
Resist. Then
when temptation does come we need to resist it, see 1 Peter 5:9
Stand firm. We
need to stand firm in the faith see 1 Peter 5:9. When Jesus was being tempted
by Satan he used the word of God to stand firm, see Matthew 4:1-11.
Find the way
out. We need to find the way out because there’s always one, see 1
Corinthians 10:13.
God will help
us. When we find our self’s in the middle of temptation we need to
remember that it’s not God tempting us because God does not tempt anyone, see
James 1:13 and he won’t let us be tempted with more than we can take, see
Corinthians 10:13 God is able to help us when we are tempted because Jesus
himself suffered when he was tempted, see Hebrews 2:18.
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