DEALING WITH TEMPTATION

GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR TEMPTATION

God will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with that temptation make a way of escape so that you will be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Prayer is Key
Prayer is the key. It is in the humbling of our selves that we find those ways that God has prepared for our escape. Sometimes it's simply to run, like Joseph had to do when he was confronted with Potiphar's wife. A man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed the word of God says, so Being honest with God about ourselves is an important first step. Trying to be strong within our own selves is like trying to win a basketball match alone, your facing five opposing team players all on your own, it's impossible.

God knows your weakness before you do, but he allows you to discover just how weak we are so that we will surrender our weaknesses to him. So that you will recognize that without him, you can do nothing.

Who Has The Final Say?
Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, he started it and he has the power to bring you to completeness in faith, he makes you perfect in him, you can never be perfect in yourself. Trying to please God in your feeble strength wont be enough. But still God requires you to be perfect. See this word perfect as Determined, Relentless in pursuing God, not letting go of him despite of how many times you fail or fall down. Having a perfect heart towards God despite you weakness, because it's not about how strong you are but how strong he is. God said to Paul that his Grace is sufficient for him. So Paul determined that he would Glory in his weakness so that God's power would rest on him.

Lord I Need You
Remember when Peter said to Jesus, "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" John 13:9 Mmm so let our hearts yearn for him so that temptation will loose it's grip on us as we take it all to him in prayer.

Jesus Christ used the word of God as his defense when Satan tried to lure him into following his suggestions. There was nothing in Jesus that Satan could use as a temptation, there was no sin nor sinful desires in Christ that Satan could use as a tool against him. So Satan tried to distort the word of God, he tried to capitalize on the fact that Jesus was indeed very hungry and exhausted. If the Devil cant get you to outwardly walk away from God he will try to cause you to inwardly walk away from God. He will attack you in your mind, doubts, fears to exploit them in you in order to wreck your faith.

Humility's Work
Some think that being humble is a weakness but that's not true at all. Humility is the secret sword: You should never be ashamed to use the secret sword. I call it the secret sword because God sees it and it hurts the enemy every time you use it. The only way to use the secret sword is by placing it in God's hand. Allowing God to have his way in your life, God wins your battles. Sometimes your job is to just praise the Lord or just sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord, or to keep silent and stand firm. Either way, sin will not have dominion over you because if God is for you, who can be against you? No one, sure they will try and may even cause you o stumble but the ultimate victory is yours. God wont let them win over you because they will have to go through him first! And that victory is already won. Romans 8