When You're Tempted!
"But each one is tempted when
he is drawn away by his own
desires and enticed."
James 1: 14
All of us are tempted all the time, but not
always at the same time, by the same things,
or to the same degrees. Temptation is like a
virus. It is always reinventing itself and
mutating. It looks for our weaknesses.
Some folks battle addiction to pornography.
Others are buying too many clothes, eating
too many calories, or miss too many church
services. Others are upright and faithful, but
the joy is missing because of bitter attitudes
toward something or someone!
How do we fight this ever-evolving
virus of temptation? Stay close to
the Great Physician!
The book of James has a lot to say
about
temptation. The bottom line is this: “Resist
the devil and he will flee from you. Draw
near to God and He will draw near to you”
(James 4:7-8).
Immerse yourself in God’s Word, talk to Him
in prayer, confess your sins, consider Satan
an enemy, and let Jesus Christ live His life
through you by His Spirit more and more
each day!
"Temptation is the devil looking
through the keyhole. Yielding
is opening the door and
inviting him in."
Billy Sunday