Handling Temptations #2

Temptations can also be things that are ok for others but not ok for you because of a negative impact. i.e.: Chocolate is a delicious treat when used in temperance.

                                     MY EXPERIENCE:

About 15 years ago, I was completed addicted to chocolate like an alcoholic is to alcohol.  I could not control the eating of it. I was a slave to it and I allowed it to control me.

I asked the Lord to deliver me from that addiction and within 2 months, I couldn’t even stand the smell of it, let alone the taste. I would have to be totally disgusted with chocolate and the addiction to chocolate in order to not eat it. To this day, I can’t stand the smell of it, nor the taste. It was a temptation and a stumbling block because it prevented me from reaching my goal in dealing with my weight and health. It was also a weakness in discipline that I needed overcome. Now, I have lived victoriously in overcoming it for almost 15 years.

However, that was only made possible when I admitted that I had the problem of chocolate addiction and when I desired to rid myself of that addiction.  YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

ANOTHER TEMPTATION:

Then there are the temptations that are wrong according to God’s word and His 10 commandments. They are also very relevant in dealing with living a victorious life because they deal with how you treat God and how you treat others.

As we overcome temptations and stumblingblocks, we form a new state of mind.  One that is strengthened in our ability to overcome.

Join me next time when we go over how to overcome these many temptations.

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