TEMPTATION ... We've all been there. Satan's silver bullet designed just for us personally. "No one will ever know; besides it won't hurt anybody!" some mysterious voice sounding like our own whispers. Even if those two statements were true, and they never really are, it would matter because something inside of us caved in to what we knew was wrong. One line of defense is to simply remind ourselves we are not alone in this temptation -- others have faced it and conquered it, so we can too, by God's help and the power of his Holy Spirit.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
— 1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
Dear Lord, guard our heart from temptation and our life from sin. We want to serve you with wholehearted devotion. Forgive us for our past sin, and by your grace and through your word, strengthen us with your Holy Spirit so that we may overcome the temptations that Satan uses to separate us from you. In Jesus name, Amen.
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