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by Bob and Debby Gass
Are You Being Tempted? (2)
April 4, 2012
‘…Your life is shaped by your thoughts.’ Proverbs 4:23 GNT
Ever watch a food commercial on television and suddenly feel hungry? That’s the power of suggestion. Whatever can grab your attention can capture you. Simply repeating, ‘I must stop drinking, or smoking, or overeating, or lusting,’ doesn’t work because it just keeps you thinking about what you don’t want. Instead of trying to remove those thoughts, replace them. Once your focus is on something good, evil begins to lose its grip. Only by reprogramming your mind can you keep it centred on the right things. The Bible says: ‘Don’t let evil get the upper hand but conquer evil by doing good.’ (Romans 12:21 TLB) Satan can’t get and keep your attention when your mind is given to something else. That’s why Paul writes: ‘…Fill your minds with…good…’ (Philippians 4:8 GNT) Fighting a thought is futile; it only strengthens the connection between you and it. By dwelling on it you actually reinforce it. Hit the remote; change the channel! Furthermore, you don’t overcome temptation by fighting the feeling of it. The more you fight a feeling, the more it engages and draws you. Turn your attention to something better! Your mind is where the battle is won or lost. Start managing your mind and monitoring your media intake. The Bible says, ‘Your life is shaped by your thoughts.’ The Psalmist prayed, ‘Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless…’ (Psalm 119:37 GNT) Is this easy to do? No, it takes discipline and practice. But with time, and God’s grace, you can change the way you think and overcome temptation.
SoulFood: Hosea 6–10, Matt 27:11–26, Ps 25:1–7, Pr 9:17–18
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2012
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