facing temptation

proverbs 4:14-15 says "Don't do as the wicked do, and don't follow the path of evildoers. Don't even think about it; don't go that way. Turn away and keep moving."

I remember reading this verse last year and it made me realize how I’m facing sin and temptation the wrong way. 

When we are in a problematic situation and we have to decide what to do, eliminate the ungodly one immediately! It shouldn’t even be part of the choices. Don’t spend time thinking about it because you will only end up justifying it. God tells us turn away and keep moving. 

We shouldn’t even think about hitting someone. We shouldn’t think about cursing. We shouldn’t think about the things that we could do if we weren’t Christians.

We must purge ourselves from all evil. Evil deeds start in the mind and in the heart. If we cannot eliminate them, one day they will find their way out of our minds and taking action.

DON’T THINK ABOUT IT. DON’T SPEND TIME ON IT.

Ask God for discernment and strength to say no to ungodly thoughts. We can’t do it by our own strength but He is capable. He can make our minds and our hearts clean.

There’s a difference between saying no to our desire to sin and eliminating that desire to sin. Satan will tempt you according to the desires of your hearts. If you didn’t desire something, then he probably will not tempt you with it.

ELIMINATE THE DESIRE!

This is one of the verses that stayed with me. My spiritual life has never been the same.