Friday, October 22, 2010

How do I avoid temptation? – James 1:12


The first is to love God, which in the greek is agapao, meaning to be devoted. So we must counter temptation and sin by spending a huge amount of time thinking about God. Reading His Word, in prayer, making God a major focus in our life.

The second one is the importance of enduring. Just keep going, stay
on the path, being determined not to give up, even when other have departed. Stand firm!

The third one is to reduce the affect of temptation, is to desire the crown of life. The crown is a reward given by a king, and that king is God, and the reward ceremony will be in heaven! This is something we really need to work on, desiring our reward in heaven.

And the final one is to yearn to be blessed. Blessed refers to God’s favour, of God working through our life in amazing and wonderful ways.

So how do I reduce the affects of temptation in my life? we must seek to be devoted to God, to endure through the hardships, to desire after a reward in heaven and to yearn to be blessed. Praise God!!

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