Can you tell what my week has been like? It is already Friday and I am only now telling you about this past Sunday's service!
We are continuing our study in James, this time it was from James 1:13-18. Temptations was the theme.
What are temptations? A: the act of enticement to do wrong by the promise of pleasure or gain. As a Christian, we will face temptations. Temptation is a result of our own desires. How can we recognize that we are being tempted? It always follows the same pattern: 1. the bait is dropped 2. there is an attraction to the bait 3. the bait is taken 4. there are tragic circumstances. What can we do so that we aren't tempted? In Romans 6:13 we read.
"Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. "
We cannot tolerate it and must use the right resistance and that would be to give everything to God.
I will finish with a quote from Dietric Bonner
"ONce desire is kindled it burns like a raging fire and siezes our minds. It mkaes no differnce whether it is sexual desire, ambition, vanity, or desire for revenge, or love of fame or power, or greed for money. At this point God is extinguished in us and we seek only our own joy. Satan now fills us not with hatred for God but forgetfulness of God"
Thanks for reading!
I hope to post some more pics soon.
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