Satan is the king of flashing shiny objects in front of us to tempt us.
Rule #1. Consider always working on the habit of turning instantly from the temptation.
Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
You will struggle to quit any habit if your mind has great darkness. Consider praying:
“Father, help me to turn-from-lust.”
Consider writing your own turn from prayer:
“Father, help me to turn-from-________.”
Second, turn from flashy thoughts Instantly. Satan makes the thing that will ruin us look like a million dollars. Why is it wise to pray:
“Father, what do You want me to do,” constantly? Because, you are saying to Jesus, I plan to do right, I want to do right, help me to do right.
Consider praying:
“Father, help me to instantly turn from tempting thoughts, and fill me with Your love.”
“Father, help me to instantly turn from tempting thoughts, and fill me with Your joy.”
“Father, tempting thoughts will lead to darkness. My goal is purity. My goal is to live in the light. I will think about ways to be pure.”
Third, somebody is going to pray one of these prayers, or a combination of these prayers thousands of times. They will pray these prayers urgently when tempted. They will start to think differently. They will see satan’s flashy objects for exactly what they are. They are the poisoned apple that leads to destruction.
Finally, consider working constantly on the habit of instantly turning tempting thoughts into prayers. Once you learn that habit, you will start to see satan’s shiny objects for exactly what they are. Poison.
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