Resisting Temptation Is Possible

Regardless of your sexual history, regardless of the strength of your sex drive, regardless of the length of your singleness, purity is possible.

I boast in Christ who has made me pure. I’m boasting in the incredible power of God to turn a broken captive, ensnared to serving the idols she had worshipped, into a freed, whole, restored daughter who knows her worth and worships only One. And I boast because if He did it for me, He can do it for anyone.

Purity is so much more than mastering your sex drive. It is discovering that everything you need in those deepest, most intimate places in your heart, can be found in Him alone. A pure heart is a heart with no other gods except the one true God.

• I have learned to stand in the midst of temptation.
• I have learned to stand firm. The ‘muscle’ to enable me to stand firm has come through each time I have refused to compromise in the face of temptation.
• I have learned to stand in His love in times of aloneness.
• I have learned to stand on the Word of God.
• I have learned to stand on God as a firm foundation and a place to run to in times of trouble.
• I have learned to stand on what God says about my future.

And what I learned was far more than sexual purity. I have learned how to live. I have learned how to live as someone who is loved. I have learned how to weather through storms of trials and temptations, because I found the Rock on whom to anchor my life and my heart.

Not on my own strength, but I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Truth Weapon to memorize:

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

Talk with Jesus

As you read today’s verses, bring these questions to Jesus and talk with Him about them.

• Purity is possible. Show me what this means for my life.
• Resisting temptation is possible. Show me how this looks for my life, and show me the ways out that You always provide in times of temptation. What are you showing me regarding the reasons to resist temptation, and the ability that I have to resist temptation?

Prayer: I want to stand firm in all the areas where I have been weak to temptation. Jesus, I want to step into all the freedom that You made available to me. Show me what this means. Help me turn every temptation around to become an opportunity for training in righteousness.

Thanks for completing Part 4 of the PureHeart Challenge. If this has been helpful and you want more, please continue on to Plan 5 of the 5-plan series. Is there anyone God is showing you to do these plans together with?

Plan 1—Sex & Sexuality - God’s Ways vs. The World’s Ways

Plan 2—Healing From A Past Of Sexual Sin

Plan 3—Honoring God With Our Sexuality In Singleness

Plan 4—Dealing With Temptation

Plan 5—Satisfied

These YouVersion plans are excerpts from the 55 Day PureHeart Challenge.

LADIES, if you want to go deeper into these topics, invite a friend and register today! The plans on Youversion have been adapted for both women and men, but the 55 Day Challenge is specifically for women. You can find the link for this and our other resources here: onfire.jp/en/pureheartjapan

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