Temptation

This 7 Day study on temptation to me, was a step by step guide on how to beat temptation the minute it creeps its ugly face around the corner. I'm going to be honest with all of you reading this, my temptation, and my addiction, is pornography. I'm 18, i was exposed to it at a VERY young age, and its something that feeds my "Raging Hormones" as one would say. I hear whispers in my head, "One time won't hurt. C'mon it's fun." & here's the good one, "Nobody's home, Nobody's watching, just once". Funny thing is, i KNOW God's here telling me not to do it, yet i push the conviction aside and do it anyways, why is that? Well, i did this study to find out, Is it me? Is it Satan? Is it the guy 5 doors down with the glass eye? I don't know, lets get into it and see what I've learned.

Day 1.I learned that Temptation comes from nobody else, but ME. OUR OWN Evil desires are what cause us to give into tempted. OUR OWN desires entice us, and drag us away. So there's answer 1, Who causes temptation? Our own desires.

Day 2.The scripture i read simply let me know, that Christ himself was faced with temptation, He himself was faced with suffering, so he KNOWS how it feels to be tempted and that said, HE can help us in our times of debate.

Day 3.Christ was faced with all of the SAME tests we go through on a daily basis yet he did not sin. I'm thinking HARD about this. Christ is the ONLY person to live the perfect life as scripture indicates. SO if he was faced with ALL OF THE SAME tests we face daily, yet he NEVER failed NOT ONCE, then who better to go to in our times of temptation. Why not go to the one who obviously KNOWS how to get though?

Day 4. Very simple, The scripture says to humble ourselves before God and resist the devil, and he will flee from us. In other words when the devil is whispering these thoughts in our ear, stirring up the evil desires within, causing us to question, "should i?" then the VERY second u start feeling the presence of temptation, Give yourself to God in that moment, tell the devil NO and the devil will flee from US! Thats crazy! Usually we spend our time tip toeing around trying to run from satan, when we hold the power to make HIM run from US!

Day 5.This scripture simply put it like this. Christ died once, to break the power of sin, but when he rose, and lived again, he lived and still lives for the glory of God. He died to break the power sin had over us. We are NEW in Christ. We must KILL our flesh, and give ourselves to HIM COMPLETELY. When we accepted Christ, we died WITH him, AND rose with him. Therefore we died so that sin could no longer control us. We died so that we no longer had to be BOUND to sin, we died to be FREE. Now that we are new in Christ, we live for his glory alone. We are DEAD to sins power, but we are alive to God through Jesus.

Day 6.Stand strong. As believers we hold access to the power of GOD, therefore we should wear the FULL armor he has provided us and brace ourselves, because sin WILL come our way, and if we are not prepared we will fail. We must learn Satans game, so when he throws something our way, we know HOW to avoid it.

Day 7. Simply be on the lookout. We will be faced with something every day, and if we are not prepared, we will not be able to handle it. The devil is around every corner waiting to trip us, so we have to continue to believe, continue to trust God, and continue to be on alert. ALL of our brothers and sisters in Christ face Temptation, so we are not alone, no matter how much it feels like we are.

Thoughts:
This lesson has taught me that, temptation is normal, everyone faces it, everyone gives in at some point, but it has also taught me that WE rule over it, not the other way around. Satan whispers in our ears, he places the seed, but OUR OWN desires it what determines whether that seed grows. The second we realize that a seed has been planted we should cry out to God that VERY second. I know me and when I'm faced with temptation i KNOW i should be praying but yet i choose not to, I dont know why, But i know now that i WILL. Just knowing that I have more power than i thought, comforts me. I feel a little stronger knowing that I have the power to make satan run from ME! I know that i will never be perfect, i WILL give into temptation at some time or another, but i am content knowing that i am not the only one going through it, its normal, and i shouldnt beat myself up over it. God gave me AMAZING power, and although as a human i fail, i STILL am given that power to make satan flee, and that power will NEVER be taken from me. Praise God!

P.S.
I write this as if I'm speaking to someone because this is a not i am going to publish, and i have gotten a GREAT response form my previous notes as far as people liking them and commenting on them. SO thank you guys for your love and support, and i pray that this not as well as the others to come may touch you and bless you in his name.

Prayer:Simply this
That God can help me to utilize the power he has given me so that when faced with temptation i may be like Christ and SUCCEED!

My apologies for the long length(:

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