Temptation

[emy_faithgurl]

Hello,

Well, we all face this horrific word temptation daily. I was just wondering, how do some of you distract yourselves from temptations?

For me, even though I now have the Holy Ghost, worldly music and things at school still get to me. I'm just wanting some advise on how to not get pulled into these temptations. I really hate worldly music, but my flesh LOVES it. I have a great struggle not to listen to my old music, as I'd love to smash those cds, my mum would not allow it. So sometimes its just so hard to resist them. Do you have any great ideas to distract me from these? My attempts are falling apart I'd like to think I have self-control, but I'm not that great at that... And my school friends want me to go to the school ball this year, but I gave in to them last year, and I really don't want to go there again. I stood my ground until the last day of ticket buying. I REALLY want to stand my ground this year better than the last, but they have too much of a influence on me. Any advise here?

I am praying hard about this, and your advise will be a great help also!!!

[redeemed]

Hey Emy

It's great that you're asking, that's showing Who's the ruler of your life already. Dear, the absolute, best advice I can tell you, is you can't do it.. You have to give it to the Lord, let it go, He is the only one who can do it. If you try to withstand it you won't be able to, just keep praying, ask for His help, and remember that it's Him who is keeping you from temptation...and He promises to NEVER give you any more than you can bear! Lord bless dear, I hope my advice helps a little.

[Megs]

thank you Redeemed.... i couldnt have thought of a better way to say it.
So Emy.... well done in asking the question... it takes guts (i think so) to ask for help... and Redeemed is right. dont even try to do it on your own merit. The Grace of God be your hope and stay...
God bless

[emy_faithgurl]

thankyou sisters! That is so true, I know in my own strength I'd just completely make a mess out of it all! I'm so over trusting in myself and falling all the time. God is truly gracious

[joris]

A practical way of avoiding/resisting temptation, could be to instead focus on something else - something Godly, like good Christian music. These days there's plenty of Christian music in various styles, maybe try and find which you like.
You partly feel like missing out (or your flesh does) -- try and find ways to get rid of the "emptiness" (fake or real), by turning to God;

And hey, you can "tell" God you're having a hard time with that, surrendering like mentioned before -- but also in the midst of mixed up feelings, you can pray and, He sure listens and understands you. He loves you, in the midst of that, and all the way through

Hoping something in that might help;

[Angelo]

DEITY.OF.JESUS.CHRIST.THE_ JEFF.IN V-20 N-12 SUNDAY_ 49-1225
98 But that is the God, the Creator, living in you, and giving you all the power. And you're in possession of anything that He had. So is It in you to abstain from evil, to do good, to shun evil and flee to righteousness, to turn away from temptation. All malice, hatred, strife, envy, and so forth, come away from it, for that'll take Him from your heart, if you will receive Him, embrace Him and love Him, and hold Him in your heart and love Him. I tell you, the church together in that kind of a power, has the power to bind the heavens, heal the sick, open the eyes of the blind (Hallelujah.), the deaf speak--the dumb speak, and the deaf hear, the cripples walk, the blind see. Why? It's recognizing the power of Almighty God into your heart. There He is, the Deity.

You can do better this year. You don't have to go to where you're not sure you'll enjoy. Jesus bore our reproach without the camp.