Ouch. If there’s one thing every man and woman alike has experienced, it’s temptation. I’ll be lying if I say that I haven’t given in to temptation before. And nope, it’s not just chocolates and junk food I’m talking about k!
The object of temptation can be almost anything and everything! It can be something that a friend has that we don’t. It can be materialistic stuff like a nice house, a new car, a new bag, and the list goes on. It can also be something physical, like the rush of a relationship, the effects of clubbing or alcohol, or it can also be emotional… like recognition for a job well-done or an incessant need for praises. And whatever the object of temptation is, it just makes us crave for us… that we must have it, and we must have it now!
As such, we also start to throw whatever concerns we have on our minds. Is it good for me? It doesn’t matter. Will it benefit me or my family? That’s not the issue. Could this hurt someone I love? Who cares?
However, note verses 14 and 15! Indeed, temptation knows no loyalty! It’s like a raging beast that, if left uncontrolled, can bring absolute destruction into your life. Desire itself may not be inherently wrong, but have you ever wondered why our leaders always ask us to check ourselves and to check our hearts? Simply because when these desires are left unchecked, it can be the starting point for all types of trouble.
My dear sisters, are you allowing a single desire to control your life? Are you continually going beyond the limits of God’s approval? If there is something that is not pleasing to the Lord, let us turn our hearts back to Jesus and break the hold of temptation today! Do thank God for the desires He placed on your heart, and ask Him to direct these desires to something that will please the Lord! =)
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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