this brings us to the last step in
dealing with temptation, which is the hope step. it’s the good news step. it’s the faith step. it is, you must persist in believing you
can change.
here’s the good news. you don’t have to stay the same. i have watched thousands of people be changed. i’ve seen it in my own life. change is possible. and it is never too late to start over.
you may have dealt with this habit for fifteen or twenty years or whatever. but let me tell you how it’s not going to happen. it’s not going to happen with a miracle.
some of you have been praying that GOD would just take away the desire. it isn’t gonna happen. some of you are waiting for that one experience, that emotional shot, that silver bullet, that pill, that seminar, that sermon, that all of a sudden it takes it away and you’re never tempted again. it isn’t going to happen.
you can pray. but that’s not what you pray for, for GOD to just make a miracle and take it away. HE’s not going to do it.
so how does GOD take it away? notice this next verse. 1 corinthians 10.13 (msg), no test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. all you need to remember is that GOD will never let you down; HE’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; HE’ll always be there to help you come through it.
you say, “bill, i was in this situation and i was tempted and i couldn’t help it. i just couldn’t help it.” you’re right. that’s why you need JESUS CHRIST. that’s why you need GOD in your life. you don’t have enough power. you need GOD’s power in your life and you need GOD’s power through a friend, a CHRISTian friend, who is JESUS in the flesh for you. you need an accountability partner and you need GOD’s SPIRIT in your life because you’re not going to get over it on your own.
it’s not going to happen by a miracle in your life. it’s going to happen when you commit to these steps we’ve been looking at here for the last few weeks.
just a thought from the front porch…
here’s the good news. you don’t have to stay the same. i have watched thousands of people be changed. i’ve seen it in my own life. change is possible. and it is never too late to start over.
you may have dealt with this habit for fifteen or twenty years or whatever. but let me tell you how it’s not going to happen. it’s not going to happen with a miracle.
some of you have been praying that GOD would just take away the desire. it isn’t gonna happen. some of you are waiting for that one experience, that emotional shot, that silver bullet, that pill, that seminar, that sermon, that all of a sudden it takes it away and you’re never tempted again. it isn’t going to happen.
you can pray. but that’s not what you pray for, for GOD to just make a miracle and take it away. HE’s not going to do it.
so how does GOD take it away? notice this next verse. 1 corinthians 10.13 (msg), no test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. all you need to remember is that GOD will never let you down; HE’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; HE’ll always be there to help you come through it.
you say, “bill, i was in this situation and i was tempted and i couldn’t help it. i just couldn’t help it.” you’re right. that’s why you need JESUS CHRIST. that’s why you need GOD in your life. you don’t have enough power. you need GOD’s power in your life and you need GOD’s power through a friend, a CHRISTian friend, who is JESUS in the flesh for you. you need an accountability partner and you need GOD’s SPIRIT in your life because you’re not going to get over it on your own.
it’s not going to happen by a miracle in your life. it’s going to happen when you commit to these steps we’ve been looking at here for the last few weeks.
just a thought from the front porch…
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