http://www.learngodswill.com/blog/2009/09/week-35-day-4-flee-sexual-immorality/ Lead me to the rock that is higher than I... Psalm 61:1-2 Thu, 19 May 2011 08:46:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.learngodswill.com/blog/2009/09/week-35-day-4-flee-sexual-immorality/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 Laura Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:49:41 +0000 http://www.learngodswill.com/blog/?p=531#comment-2639 It's not just sexual immorality; we need to flee whatever temptations we face! The Bible specifically tells us to flee from idolatry (1 Cor. 10:14), the love of money (1 Tim. 6:10-11), and youthful lusts (2 Tim. 2:22). The Scriptures also tell us to get rid of absolutely anything that makes us sin (Mt. 18:8-9). The concept of fleeing temptation is very simple - if there is a temptation in a particular place, get out of there and don't go back! But in practice, it's more difficult for us, because it means avoiding things we want to do and places we want to be. (After all, that's the whole idea behind "temptation" - you're never tempted by what you don't like!) Like Joseph, we have to put God before anything else. Making God happy has to be more important to me than making myself happy. It’s not just sexual immorality; we need to flee whatever temptations we face! The Bible specifically tells us to flee from idolatry (1 Cor. 10:14), the love of money (1 Tim. 6:10-11), and youthful lusts (2 Tim. 2:22). The Scriptures also tell us to get rid of absolutely anything that makes us sin (Mt. 18:8-9).
The concept of fleeing temptation is very simple – if there is a temptation in a particular place, get out of there and don’t go back! But in practice, it’s more difficult for us, because it means avoiding things we want to do and places we want to be. (After all, that’s the whole idea behind “temptation” – you’re never tempted by what you don’t like!) Like Joseph, we have to put God before anything else. Making God happy has to be more important to me than making myself happy.

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