DEALING WITH TEMPTATION

Temptation is something each of us faces everyday! Temptation is something that we battle on a daily basis.

WHAT IS TEMPTATION? 

Temptation is a pivotal moment in time when we have the choice to do right or to do wrong based solely on our own choices.

Temptation does not come from God.

James tells us in 1:13-14 this about temptation: “When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.”

We must remember first and foremost that temptation is a tool of Satan against our lives. Satan is the great tempter. He is the one who tempts us in order to make us stumble and fall. 

He is the one who tempts us and causes us to compromise our testimonies as believers and/or embarrass the name of Jesus. Temptation is an ongoing battle of evil within our own lives.

 “Every temptation is an opportunity to do good.” In other words, when we as believers understand temptation and overcome it, that temptation or that tempting moment in our lives can actually become a stepping stone toward spiritual maturity, rather than a stumbling block into sin. The truth about temptation is this: Temptation is as much an occasion to do the right thing as it is for us to do the wrong thing.

While Satan is using temptation as a weapon of mass destruction in your life, God allows temptation in order to develop your spiritual life. What God is doing is developing our character! 

Character development always involves a choice. Temptation provides that opportunity of choice for us every day when we have to choose between what is right and what is wrong, or when we choose whom we will follow. What God’s Word teaches us is that every time we overcome and defeat temptation, we become more and more like Jesus!

   3 WAYS TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION

⏺️Learn from EVE —Don't believe the lie.

⏺️Learn from JOSEPH — Run!

⏺️Learn from JESUS —Use God's Word.