All-You-Can-Eat Tempations

I avoid all-you-can-eat buffets.

That’s because my wishing to choke the most for my coin in addition to my dearest for nutrient typically bring together forces to defeat my self-control.

Scripture knows nosotros own got these weaknesses:

“The temptations inwards your life are no unlike from what others experience. And God is faithful. He volition non permit the temptation to locomote to a greater extent than than yous tin stand. When yous are tempted, he volition demo yous a way out in addition to thus that yous tin endure” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

This agency God volition laissez passer on us the ability to overcome whatever temptation nosotros must face. Our temptations are no worse than those that others own got overcome.

God e'er provides a way out of temptation if nosotros are willing to own got it. And sometimes His "way out" is to avoid the temptation altogether. That’s why I typically avoid buffets.

Are at that topographic point areas where yous require to concede your weakness in addition to avoid situations that campaign yous to sin? Think close it, pray close it, in addition to produce it.
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These devotions tin laissez passer on us helpful insights for overcoming temptation:
Insights from Eve's Temptation
Anatomy of a Temptation (Bible study)
Psalm 119 Strategy for Overcoming Temptation 

 

Biblical Guard Rails, Security Rules, Together With Boot The Bucket Ramps

“A debate at the transcend of the precipice is far improve than an ambulance at the bottom of it.” J. Sidlow Baxter*

Some Christians overemphasize rules, merely non all rules are bad. Some are similar fences or guardrails that forestall our auto from careening over the border into a valley of sin.

Sometimes nosotros necessitate guardrails in addition to other times nosotros necessitate security rules. 

When nosotros come upward to an intersection nosotros necessitate to expect both ways, evaluate the oncoming dangers, in addition to continue alone if the route is clear. 

We’ve all had “spiritual accidents” in addition to ended upward on dangerous roads that led to overeating, overspending, anger, immorality, irresponsibility, etc.

If nosotros give-up the ghost ourselves inwards the middle of a temptation traffic jam, God promises to render a agency out (1 Corinthians 10:13). But He warns us to avoid dangerous roads altogether (2 Timothy 2:22).

We necessitate guardrails in addition to security rules; in addition to if neither work, nosotros necessitate to hurry off the leave of absence ramp that God provides.

* Awake My Heart (Nov. 9-11) past times J. Sidlow Baxter, Zondervan, 1960

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