We Also Need to Keep Our Minds in Check, Part 2 (TMF:528)

Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Also Need to Keep Our Minds in Check, Part 2 (TMF:528) - Daniel Litton
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       For it is written in James, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:7, 8, ESV). We cannot be double-minded in that we are serving sin and serving God at the same time. Jesus said we cannot serve two masters. We have to chose to be pure in our minds. If we resist Satan’s temptations, God promises that he will leave us alone, at least for the time being. A good way to combat the rouge thoughts that come into your mind is to memorize, or read to yourself, corresponding Bible verses when temptation comes. If we recite the verses to ourselves, we will have the ability to overcome the temptation. Remember? That's what Jesus did with Satan in the desert. When Satan tempted him, he came back at him with Bible verses that showed that Satan was wrong. We are to like Christ, and we can take Jesus as our model in this area. I would encourage you to make a list of Bible verses, perhaps a few pages, about sexual temptation, and then always have them ready when you need them.