Have you ever found that after a great blessing comes the temptation. I remember going to a youth convention a few years back.. Ok maybe it was more then a few years ago. We had just had the most amazing time and a great outpour of God's spirit.. Our lives had been changed and when I got home, as soon as I got into my ex boyfriends car, He dropped a bomb shell on me. I was devistated and crushed. I can think of many more times when I have had the greatest blessings only for Satan to try and take that blessing away. Satan has a way of wanting to ruin our lives. He came to steal, kill and to destroy us. Temptations come in many different forms. Satan wants to draw us away by tempting us to disobey God's word. Many times when we fall into temptation, Satan plays on our emotions and our guilt. I have also found that he temps us and strikes us when we are down. Temptaion is the best way to try and get us away from God. Even Jesus himself was tempted. (Luke 4:1-13)
It is important that we realize who is tempting us. The bible says that Satan is the mastermind behind all temptation. (Ephesians 6:10-12)
The bible also says Resist the devil and he will flee from you.( James 4:7)
God promises that he will always provide a way out. ( 1 Corinthians 10:13)
How do we know a way out? By studying and memorizing his word. When Jesus was tempted he used the word of God to chase Satan away. Memorizing the bible is the most important thing that you can do to fight Satan and his games that he plays. It allows us the answers to fight back. Through temptations and trials we also grow stronger in our spiritual and our daily walk. As we allow him. God will show us the answers and be by our sides. God is always with us and he never allows us more then we can handle. Just remember if God brings us to it.. He will get us through it.
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