Just Don't Look Down!

Victory comes from you, O  Lord.
May you bless your people.

~Psalms 3:8 (NLT)

There is a battle with sin that goes on every day; it will never be won as long as we are human. The devil is always attacking, and often winning, so here is a tip for putting a stop to his influences before they start a chain reaction.

Temptation arises and the battle commends when we begin fighting to stay in control of a diligent mind-set. The battle is immediately lost when we start considering ways to justify the sin we long to commit. This is because it won't matter what the excuse is, we will more than likely continue considering the options until we can narrow it down to something we will feel the most comfortable with violating our morals--God's morals. In response to this, we must learn to do two things: 1) Ask God to keep our minds and thoughts constantly on Him, and 2) Shift our schedule around those times and/or places we know will hold temptations for us--find ways to distract ourselves, because the devil relies on our complete attention in order to be effective.

With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.

~Proverbs 4:23 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)