Vampire films were the rage 20-30 years ago. In the classic version, you had to invite the dark one in. When you were in your sealed house you were safe unless you invited the dark one in.
When we repent and have a plan for turning from thoughts of _______ we are sealed. But when we look and don’t instantly turn, we have allowed the opening.
Every day in every situation we need to focus on keeping our house sealed. We have 2 great reasons for keeping it sealed. #1 to avoid the destruction. #2 to continue to seek an increased blessing in our lives.
Any sin weakens our seal. Sin… takes us away from God’s joy and it forces us to chase fun and pleasure like some zombie in a classic film.
Meditating on scripture strengthens the seal. I am currently up to 12 verses that I meditate on every day in the morning.
Preparing for temptation with prayer strengthens the seal. I have worked so hard on learning the skill of praying, “Father, help me to turn from thoughts of _______” that now it is virtually automatic.
A full commitment strengthens the seal. We spend time in Bible study and prayer because of that commitment. We commit to spending a block of time every day at this site because of a full commitment to Christ.
Change always involves sacrifice. God always gives us more than we expect when we make that sacrifice permanently.
Consider working daily to memorize these verses. Verses are the #1 tool for fighting bad habits.
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