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#itsnotworthit It’s the weekend, the weather is nice, spring is around the corner… thinking about celebrating with a cold one? Pro tip: All the things you love about this moment would be ruined by a drink, and everything you hate about this moment will be magnified by a one. Resisting the temptation to drink may be hard… but starting over is worse! Whether you one day 1 or day 1,000… starting over is NOT the best option. • • • • #resisttemptation #dontgivein #playthetape #thinkbeforeyoudrink #staysober #dontdrink #sober #sobriety #dayone #soberlife #soberliving #soberlifestyle #sobercommunity #recoverycommunity #addictionrecovery #recoveringalcoholic #carrythemessage #sobervibes #soberthoughts #soberinspiration #soberinstagram #sobermovement #sobermotivation #justfortoday #odaat #24hoursaday #friendsofbillw #alcoholicsanonymous #recoveryworks https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQuvZos33k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Resist The Yoke | Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. — Galatians 5:1

CALL OUT: Today's callout goes to Jay Riggleman from Williamson, NY, and his group, which is using our study 7 Challenges Men Encounter on RightNow Media. Thank you so much.

Do you see what Paul is doing here?

Paul is persuading the Galatians that it's time to resist.

This text is both a charge and a command. Paul wants believers to anchor themselves in a truth that can only be realized if they refuse to return. They must resist. If they don't, they will be drawn in and dragged down, yoked like slaves to their former ways. What an image!

You see, the war a believer fights is fought in our hearts and minds for the soul. Each day, believers go to war empowered with the Holy Spirit—the very power of our risen Savior. As we go to war, we must remember we are not fighting for freedom. Freedom has been won by Jesus. We are also not fighting against people. We are fighting against the temptation within us to submit to any of our former ways. Our former ways are so devious and insidious that the temptation to return is strong. But we must resist. If we don't, it's like walking up to the yoke and willingly putting our neck back in it. That would be preposterous!

Today resist. Resist the old temptations. Resist the old thoughts. Resist the old language. Resist the return. Plant your feet and spiritual identity firm in the freedom already won for you. That is good news!

#FreedomInChrist #StandFirm #ResistTemptation #AnchoredInTruth #VictoryInJesus

ASK THIS:

How can you actively resist the temptation to return to your former ways and instead embrace the freedom that Christ has won for you?

What practical steps can you take today to anchor yourself firmly in the truth of Christ and avoid being yoked again to the slavery of sin?

DO THIS: Resist all your old yokes.

PRAY THIS: Father, grant me the strength to resist the allure of past temptations and to stand firm in the freedom that Christ has secured for me. Help me to anchor myself in Your truth and walk boldly in the victory You have provided. Amen.

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God has called us to guide other believers who are having a hard time battling in sin so we can pray for them and restore them— that is love.

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If your flesh wasn't strong enough to save you, what makes you think it will sustain you in adversity? #resisttemptation Stop feeding the flesh and find out what the spirit is hungry for. #resistsin Be aware what you feed your spirit, you cannot entertain or satisfy the flesh and expect to live by the spirit. #yieldnottotemptation Stop feeding the sin that is choking the Christ out of you. #feedthespirit There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed. #sin Jesus said, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand...Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house."- Matthew12:25,29 #starvetheflesh 🔥Subscribe to my YouTube channel and podcast,👉🏾"Uplift Past Crossroads"👈🏾🔥 Befriend me on Facebook/LinkedIn = Sean Christopher Jenkins 🔥Follow👉🏾@troubledontlast 👈🏾IG/Twitter/Snap/TikTok for more🔥 Turn on Post Notification - Like - Comment - Share - Save ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ . . Follow my other Instagram accounts: Subscribe to YouTube(in bio)👉🏾@my_daily_bible👈🏾 Subscribe to podcast(in bio)👉🏾@upliftpastcrossroads👈🏾 YouTube👉🏾@upliftwithdrj👈🏾 Fashion👉🏾@glamourmeetsgq👈🏾 . . 👤 Tag a friend who would like this page ⬇️ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #christian #christians #christianity #christianquotes #christianquotesdaily #christianquote #christianposts #christianpost #christianliving #christianlife #christianlifestyle #feedyourspirit #feedingthespirit #feedingyourspirit #flesh #myflesh #myfleshmayfail #myspirit #spirit #walkbythespirit #thespiritiswilling #thespiritiswillingbutthefleshisweak #resistthedevil #overcometemptation (at Mount Juliet, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk4iBNltxa/?igshid=igo7x5oxraa6

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Matthew 4:5-11

Hello friends! 

This week I studied the temptations of Jesus Christ more deeply. The verses I focused on were Matthew 4:5-11. Satan is trying to tempt Christ in verse 6, “And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.” The Savior responds to this temptation in verse 7, “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”

Satan continues to try and tempt the Lord in the next few verses, but is unsuccessful.

I have never really studied these verses in depth until this past week, but I have always loved the way that Christ resists the temptation of the devil and stands firm. He is a direct example of what we should do when faced with temptation.

The principle that can be gleaned from these few verses is that Satan uses the truth and scriptures and sprinkles in just a couple lies to tempt us. And sometimes, it is hard to differentiate between the truth and temptations from Satan without the help of the Lord. We need to turn to the Lord and lean on Him for guidance. He will show us how to stand strong against temptations and how to cling to the iron rod, even when the laughter and sounds of joy float through the air from the great and spacious building. I know that He is always by our side to guide and protect us, we only need to trust in Him.

Have a great week!

Five Facts About Your Temptations

Five Facts About Your Temptations

Several years ago Discipleship Journal conducted a survey of its readers asking them to share temptations that caused them the greatest spiritual concern. Here are the top 9 ranked in order of their readers’ responses. (more…)

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[ Staying Active is Required 🚶🏼‍♀️🤸 ] Me talking to my stomach because it is NOT eating time yet. My stomach 😫 I have been happily busy supporting my clients this month and it's been GREAT. With that said I have to prioritize my passion. By time blocking and goal setting to insure everything is done. So I tend to hustle hard early in the week to get the majority of my tasks done. This week I did just that, so I took the morning off from my normal exercise routine. Now I'm tempted to break my fast and listen to my stomach. That is craving breakfast. But after losing weight this summer I KNOW I need to get outside but my stomach also KNOWS it's hungry 😂 who will win lol #tbd Happy Thursday 😀 #resisttemptation #fasting 12-8 eating window #minsset #walkmore #almost50 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVA6zwEAdIq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I'm basic. I know. But when I don't feel like trying anything new I get the fettuccini alfredo with chicken. It's just my go to classic when I feel like eating pasta. 🍝🍽🍝🍽🍝🍽 #foodstagram #foodie #foodporn #foodgasm #foodadventures #foodblogger #breakfast #lunch #dinner #laeats #eatla #likeforlike #lafoodie #pasta #lunch #latepost #idonteatcarbsanymore #jk #ido #ilovecarbs #butmustresist #resisttemptation #fettuccini #alfredo #chicken #redlobster (at Red Lobster - Canoga Park, CA)

As we read our verse today, we will find three truths in it. Before we start reflecting on this, we should reflect on these questions: When we become Christians, are we expected not to sin anymore? Are we expected to always be able to say no to sin all the time? If we will sin, does that mean that we are no longer Christians anymore? The more ministries we have, does it mean that we are matured in faith and we are above others? — With all these questions, we will be able to reflect what it really means when we became Christians. Some people said that it is all flowers and rainbows and many people also claim that it is all nails and thorns. 

So, our verse today answers those questions which summed up to three truths about our lives as Christians. Paul carefully mentioned that if a Christian is caught up in sin, Christians who are living their lives led by the Spirit should restore that person gently. However, he also warns those who will restore to be careful not to be tempted too. With just this, we can already see the three truths that we will be focusing on today. 

First, to answer the question above, Christians can and do sin. Although, as we receive Christ as our Lord and Savior, we committed to resist temptation and to stop sinning. However, it doesn’t mean that we will not have those times that we will be caught off-guard by those sinful desires. That is also the reason why Paul carefully mentioned about Christians being caught up in sin because he knows that even if we are already in Christ, it will always be an unending battle between us and our old selves. So, we must always remember that even Christians sins and don’t be so hard on yourselves and instead, confess your sins to God and let Him forgive you. He is faithful and just and He will forgive you of your sins. 

Now, second is that since you are already a Christian and you still sinned, it doesn’t mean you are not a Christian anymore. With God’s sufficient grace, He will still forgive you. Nothing indeed can separate you from His love. However, you also have to remember that being caught up in sin will not lose your Christianity but deliberately sinning even if knowing that it will not glorify God, then that’s the moment you need to reassess yourself if you are still in Christ. God will never leave you but you are capable of leaving Him. So, everyday, you must always examine ourselves if we are still walking with Christ. 

Lastly, Paul encourages us that if we are caught up in sin, we are to ask for help to our fellow believers. Also, to us if we know some Christians that are caught up in sin, we must always remember to restore them into the life filled with the Spirit so that they will not lose their ways. However, we have to always humble ourselves so that we ourselves will not be tempted to sin also. Let us not think highly of ourselves but instead, we should always remember to dwell on Christ and as we restore our fellow Christian brothers and sisters, we have to pray for them and encourage them. 

Therefore, may we always remember to hold on to this truth and resist the temptation. Let us confess our sins and let us ask help from our brothers and sisters. We should help each other and pray for each other as we live our lives in Christ. Let us fight the good fight of faith and uphold the faith in Christ. 

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Jesus said, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”- Matthew 26:41 #satan Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.- James 4:7 #thedevil 🔥Subscribe to my YouTube channel and podcast,👉🏾"Uplift Past Crossroads"👈🏾🔥 Befriend me on Facebook/LinkedIn = Sean Christopher Jenkins 🔥Follow👉🏾@troubledontlast 👈🏾IG/Twitter/Snap for more🔥 Turn on Post Notification - Like - Comment - Share - Save #repost @iamsarahehambe ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ . . Follow my other Instagram accounts: Subscribe to YouTube(in bio)👉🏾@my_daily_bible👈🏾 Subscribe to podcast(in bio)👉🏾@upliftpastcrossroads👈🏾 YouTube👉🏾@upliftwithdrj👈🏾 Fashion👉🏾@glamourmeetsgq👈🏾 . . 👤 Tag a friend who would like this page ⬇️ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #christian #christians #christianity #christianquotes #christianquotesdaily #christianquote #christianposts #christianpost #christianliving #christianlife #christianlifestyle #resistthedevil #resisttemptation #resistingtemptation #godsent #godopensdoors #godwillopendoors #askgod #holyspiritled #followtheholyspirit #askgodforhelp #askgodforwisdom #askgodforguidance #temptation #temptations #yieldnottotemptation #opportunities (at Mount Juliet, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVy0OzF_2N/?igshid=5um3cp6ywcoh