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      timcia
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        Today, if God said, “Line up for the great battle. We need every person. If you don’t fight and do my will, bad things will happen to a lot of people.” In that scenario, most of us would march to the front, and fight for the win.

        But that is not what happens. In real life what happens is satan says: You are low on cash, you have the right to _______. But if we are digging into scripture we see that God says: If you start doing things my way, “I will provide.”

        #2 satan says: People have abused you and run you over. You have the right to ______. But if we are spending time in prayer we can tell satan: God commanded me to love others, and I am going to focus on loving others and obedience (to avoid destruction).

        #3 Satan says: Your job (or going to school) stinks. Life is pure torture. You have the right to ________. In this situation tell satan: Life is awesome when I am living (and learning) “To do” what God wants me to do.

        #4 Satan says that: Risky TV shows/movies are better than clean ones. You have the right to watch them. Instead, tell satan: If I watch TV, and do life “In God’s presence, I will start down the path toward fullness of joy.

        #5 Satan says: Those friends who put your mind into the gutter are way more fun. You have the right to have wild friends. Instead, tell satan. I have this great friend in Jesus. I will live right and I will have a great life.

        Finally, here is a great song about the Word. The more you get the Word in you, the better life gets.

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        timcia
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          David said, “I have set the Lord always before me.” How can we do that?
          Firstly, we can fight temptation the way our Lord said to fight it. The Bible gives us the example of Jesus fighting temptation with scripture.
          #1 Pick out one scripture verse to use to fight. Here is a list of habits, and how to search for specific verses about those habits:
          Lust: Search “Verses lust.”
          Drinking, or drugs: Search “Verses Drinking.”
          Gambling: Search “Verses gambling.”
          Whatever your habit is, search “Verses ________.”
          Note: I chose gambling as an example on purpose. Very few verses are perfect for that habit. But, pick the best one and use it. The point is to get the Holy Spirit activated.
          Second, do a hard memorization of the verse or start a soft memorization. A soft memorization is putting it in your phone so you can read it every time you are tempted, or printing out the verse 5 times on a piece of paper so you can put them where you will constantly see them.
          Third, your temptor is mathematical. He wants to tempt people who will give in, not those who will fight. After you quote the verse to him 10, or 20 times he will leave. He will return the next day to try again, but, at some point, he will only stick around for 1 verse. Once he leaves, you will simply have to fight your own personal desires.
          I was shocked at how my temptations dropped once I was just fighting my desires. I still needed to say no, but now it had become a fair fight.
          Finally, I was shocked at how I began to understand God, temptation, and life as I made this technique a habit.
          As I did this again and again, it worked more and more. Over time I did quit my main habit for good. Picking a verse to fight temptation was one of the smartest things I ever did.

          Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad.

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