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Overcome temptation
8For the word of God is alive and powerful.…It exposes our innermost thoughts
and desires.9 Hebrews 4:12 NLT
It seems like no matter where you look nowadays, there are temptations. Our
young people are bombarded by imagery that confuses, seduces, and erodes
standards of decency and self-control. A wise and devoted eighty-year-old pas-
tor was asked at what age sexual temptation was no longer an issue. Without
hesitation, he replied, 8It must be sometime after eighty!9 The truth is, if you9re
breathing 3 you9re vulnerable!
And it doesn9t end there. Research shows that a growing number of women are
becoming ensnared in the easily accessible world of seductive literature, movies,
and videos. Willpower, internet filtering, and personal accountability partnering
are all valuable and can help. But these alone won9t bring about deliverance or
provide healing from the moral wounds inflicted by the Enemy.
We all need to hear and heed some Bible directives offered for our protection.
Jesus said, 8You have heard…it…said,
