The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
26 Day 26 Growing through Temptation Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he wil ...
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control.”^1 These nine qualities are an expansion of the Great ...
God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can’t claim to be good if you’ve never been tempted to b ...
Step two is doubt. Satan tries to get you to doubt what God has said about the sin: Is it really wrong? Did God really say not t ...
In one sense you can consider temptation a compliment. Satan does not have to tempt those who are already doing his evil will; t ...
mobster hit man, put out a “contract” on you. You are his enemy, and he’s plotting your downfall. Sometimes while you are prayin ...
you do.... Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don’t go one step off the right way.”^13 “God’s people avoid evil ways, and they ...
The Purpose-Driven Life 208 Temptations keep us dependent upon God. Just as the roots grow stronger when wind blows against a tr ...
27 Day 27 Defeating Temptation Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts... but stay close to anything that makes you w ...
Refocus your attention on something else.It may surprise you that nowherein the Bible are we told to “resist temptation.” We are ...
That is why repeating “I must stop eating too much... or stop smoking... or stop lusting” is a self-defeating strategy. It keeps ...
Bible repeatedly tells us to keep our minds focused: “Fix your thoughts on Jesus.”^5 “Always think about Jesus Christ.”^6 “Fill ...
Don’t repress it; confess it! Don’t conceal it; reveal it. Revealing your feeling is the beginning of healing. Hiding your hurt ...
you unconditionally, and hold you accountable. Then you can do the same for them. Whenever someone confides to me, “I’ve never t ...
wilderness. Every time Satan suggested a temptation, Jesus countered by quoting Scripture. He didn’t argue with Satan. He didn’t ...
The Purpose-Driven Life 216 Day Twenty-seven Thinking about My Purpose Point to Ponder:There is always a way out. Verse to Remem ...
28 Day 28 It Takes Time Everything on earth has its own time and its own season. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (CEV) I am sure that God who b ...
While we worry about how fastwe grow, God is concerned about how strongwe grow. God views our lives fromand for eternity, so he ...
Discipleship is the process of conforming to Christ. The Bible says, “We arrive at real maturity—that measure of development whi ...
how soon we revert to our old patterns of behavior. We need repeated exposure. We have a lot to unlearn. Many people go to a cou ...
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