Spiritual Help to Overcome Temptation

Daily we are bombarded with sexual, eating, spending and other temptations. The cultural message is to indulge our temptations. Do what feels good! But doing what feels good can lead to problems. With record rates of pornography, overeating, and debt, it is time to on the breaks when it comes to giving in to temptation. Here are five spiritual helps to overcome temptation.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV): No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

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Depend on God, rather than yourself

The greatest risk to falling into temptation is thinking that you alone can handle it. Distrust yourself and trust God. Dependence on Him and not self is the key to overcoming.

Titus 2:11-14:

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.