Overcoming Temptation Pt 2
Jesus, just as You used the Word to respond to temptation, empower me to combat the temptations of my flesh, with Your Word.
- For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.” (2 Corinthians 10:12, CSB)
- I speak Your Word to the temptation of comparison. God, instead of measuring myself against others, I will only compare myself with Your Word and Your standards. I understand that we are each, “...fearfully and wonderfully made…” (Psalms 139:14, KJV)
- "Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand." (Romans 14:4, ESV)
- I speak Your Word to the temptation of judgment. Help me to avoid condemnation of others, knowing that it is in You, Lord, that we each have freedom. Instead of judging, help me to replace those thoughts with understanding and compassion.
- "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20, ESV)
- I speak Your Word to the temptation of substance abuse and gluttony. I commit to honoring You by treating my body as the temple of the Holy Spirit You designed it to be.
- "Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight." (Proverbs 12:22, ESV)
- I speak Your Word to the temptation of dishonesty. Lord, guide me in truth and integrity. I want You to find delight in my actions. I ask that You purify my heart, so that what flows from my mouth will also be pure.