James 1:14 AMPC
But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire(lust, passions).
TEMPTATION – If you feel you want to do something or have something, even though you know you really should avoid it, you can refer to this feeling as temptation.
BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO ENDURES TEMPTATION.
There is a lot of temptation, my dear brethren, tempted by clothes, food, ornaments, going to the movies, etc. It’s not wrong to eat your favorite food and buy clothes for yourselves . The question is, when ? And is it necessary?THINK! You cannot eat every time and all the time. Keep a knife near your throat . STOP! Learn to say NO my dear brothers and sisters.
The very dangerous temptation is touch. When someone touches you, you will feel different; there will be different hormones rushing. Feeling butterflies inside your stomach. My dear youth, set some boundaries. Refrain from letting anyone touch you. Even in this day and age, married individuals are prone to temptation when they meet someone charming and opulent, and they find themselves falling in love and unable to break their relationship.
The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Lust gets pregnant and has a baby, sin! SIN grows up to adulthood and becomes a real killer, which brings forth death .
Jesus overcame temptation. Why can’t we ? Let us ask his grace to resist temptation. DO NOT BE DECEIVED, MY BELOVED BRETHREN.
PRAYER
Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he himself tempt anyone. James1:13 Lord give us your grace to overcome temptation and help us to not sin for blessed is the man who endures temptation for he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Amen.
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