Overcoming Temptationনমুনা

Understanding Temptation

Struggling with temptation is nothing to beat yourself up over or get discouraged about. In the first chapter of James, the apostle noted that “God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.” Yes, you read that correctly.

Not only does God give you the grace to endure the testing season, He also rewards you after you have overcome it. This reward is described as a crown of life God has promised to everyone who loves him. The scripture also goes on to remind us that temptation does not come from God.

There, we see God, through His disciple, reminding believers He does not tempt people. Now a lot of people assume after they receive deliverance from God, He will tempt them to see whether they will continue to trust in Him or fall back into the pattern of sin.

But while He does allow us to go through a season of testing, all of the temptations we face along the way are products of our own selfish desires and poor decisions.

Nevertheless, the God we serve is so good, He still gives us the strength we need to endure temptation and then rewards us when we make it through.

While it does take time and intentional effort on our part, when we replace our destructive habits with prayer, fasting and reading the Word of God, eventually the temptations that once enticed us won’t have a strong hold over our emotions, thoughts and actions anymore.

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