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The enemy tailors his temptations to exploit our self-doubts. Do you struggle with fear? Perhaps he tempts you to take some foolish dare to prove your courage. Are you losing your girlish figure as you enter mid-life? Maybe he tempts you to have an affair. Or perhaps he tempts you to spend inordinate amounts of time and money trying to reverse the aging process and reclaim your youthful beauty. Have a couple of business deals gone south, calling your judgement into question? He will likely tempt you with the “big deal.” If we are not careful, we will find ourselves doing absolutely absurd things in a desperate attempt to “prove” ourselves.
“…when you are tempted, he [God] will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
Lord heal our self-doubts lest we succumb to temptation. Amen.