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| My chocolate cake made with Southern Living's Fudge Pecan Ripple Layer Cake recipe. |
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41 KJV
You’ve heard statements
like these.
"I have a weakness
for chocolate."
"I love warm
bread and butter."
"I can't resist ice
cream."
Indeed, we hear
confessions like these all the time. It would seem that we all know the
weaknesses of our appetites. But do we know our spiritual weaknesses as
well as that? Have you ever considered that Satan knows your weaknesses?
As personal as our taste
in food, what tempts each of us to sin is uniquely personal. It seems to me that temptations are
finely presented by Satan to work on our personal spiritual weaknesses. He knows just what it takes to tempt us to sin. I
had this "ah-hah" moment, viz., revelation, the other day after I had
lunch with a friend.
I looked forward to this
lunch date with an old friend I seldom see. In advance of our meeting, I
reconfirmed to myself the intention to avoid speaking about certain
"subjects" which I suspected might come up--subjects, such as, a particular broken
relationship.
I knew that even a
little nibble would serve up old history that could lead to tale bearing,
gossip, gloating, and other unsavory stuff.
Yet, no sooner had she
spoken the words, "And what do you hear of so-and-so?", my response came laced with lots of gossip. Indigestion quickly followed in the form of
self-condemnation and guilt.
Temptation is like Satan
or one of his minions saying, Let's see what it takes to get this soul to
disregard God and His teaching. The devil is subtle and tempts us unaware; we must spot him at the point of his attack.
Then, "Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you." (James 4:7)
Jesus was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Thanks to the Atonement, with
the help of the Holy Spirit of God in us, we too can overcome temptation.
Little children, you are of God, and have overcome them; for he
who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 RSV
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| Iced tea and cheese cake with whipped cream ~ Google image |
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