Learn How to Deal with Temptation
Temptation is a part of life. It was before you received Christ, and it still will be. It is not a sin to have wrong thoughts from time to time. It is, however, a sin to choose to dwell on such thoughts over and over again.
The Bible says, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak” (Matthew 26:41, NIV). When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He responded to the devil by quoting Scripture. Three times He said, “It is written …” (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10). Be prepared for temptation through prayer and through your knowledge of God’s Word.
The Bible says, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 stand up under it” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV).
Be prepared to take advantage of God’s “way out” of temptation, whether it means that you “flee” the scene of the temptation (1 Timothy 6:11), or that you stay on the scene and “resist” it according to His Word. (James 4:7).
The Bible says, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak” (Matthew 26:41, NIV). When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He responded to the devil by quoting Scripture. Three times He said, “It is written …” (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10). Be prepared for temptation through prayer and through your knowledge of God’s Word.
The Bible says, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 stand up under it” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV).
Be prepared to take advantage of God’s “way out” of temptation, whether it means that you “flee” the scene of the temptation (1 Timothy 6:11), or that you stay on the scene and “resist” it according to His Word. (James 4:7).
