Dear Friend, temptations are there out in the world everywhere. Most of
the times lot of us get tired and frustrated by those temptations and
struggles of life. The Scriptures reads like this in Romans 5:5, "Hope
does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into
our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Yes, we
have a hope in Jesus Christ. When the Spirit of God comes, He fill us
with His immense love that we begin to develop a hatred towards the sin
and become free in Jesus Christ. Therefore we are no longer slaves to
sin.
In the first year of my college days, I had no real relationship with Christ. But my life was transformed by the Lord Almighty, at the end of first year holidays. From then on, I began experiencing the Lord in a very intimated manner. When the days neared for the reopening of the college for the next academic year, I cried to the Lord praying, 'Lord I submit my life into Your hands, I have to meet the same friends in the college. They will want to indulge me in all the past sinful activities. But Lord, I ask of Your grace to help me overcome all the temptations and from the lust of the eyes. Lord, help me to live before them as Your child.' Likewise,the Spirit of the Lord, descended on me and filled me with His Holy Spirit.
Even as I was riding the bicycle to my college, there where many temptations and lustful attacks that came by my way. And every time I cried out to the Lord, my Saviour came to my aid and the Holy Spirit filled me in a glorious way. The Spirit of God would whisper, "Paul, Your are not of the world, You belong to me." I was filled with the Spirit of Love. As, Mark 12:30 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." This love of God that is poured in us, takes away the sin in us. Yes, In the very same college the Lord enabled me to live a holy life and helped me come out with flying colors.
Friend, yes, being in a set up like school, college and work place you may have to face lot of temptations on a day today basis. You might be pushed into the situations where you will be bribed and even you need to bribe someone. But remember, there is the Spirit of God to help You in situations like this. He will come to your aid when you call in desperate moment and help you overcome those struggles victoriously. Remember, the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world (1 John 4:4). When you try to fight these struggles on your own, you loose the battle because of our incapabilities. But the Bible says, "The Spirit helps us in our weakness" (Romans 8:26. Therefore, seek His aid and become victorious. You are more than conqueror in Him.
In the first year of my college days, I had no real relationship with Christ. But my life was transformed by the Lord Almighty, at the end of first year holidays. From then on, I began experiencing the Lord in a very intimated manner. When the days neared for the reopening of the college for the next academic year, I cried to the Lord praying, 'Lord I submit my life into Your hands, I have to meet the same friends in the college. They will want to indulge me in all the past sinful activities. But Lord, I ask of Your grace to help me overcome all the temptations and from the lust of the eyes. Lord, help me to live before them as Your child.' Likewise,the Spirit of the Lord, descended on me and filled me with His Holy Spirit.
Even as I was riding the bicycle to my college, there where many temptations and lustful attacks that came by my way. And every time I cried out to the Lord, my Saviour came to my aid and the Holy Spirit filled me in a glorious way. The Spirit of God would whisper, "Paul, Your are not of the world, You belong to me." I was filled with the Spirit of Love. As, Mark 12:30 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." This love of God that is poured in us, takes away the sin in us. Yes, In the very same college the Lord enabled me to live a holy life and helped me come out with flying colors.
Friend, yes, being in a set up like school, college and work place you may have to face lot of temptations on a day today basis. You might be pushed into the situations where you will be bribed and even you need to bribe someone. But remember, there is the Spirit of God to help You in situations like this. He will come to your aid when you call in desperate moment and help you overcome those struggles victoriously. Remember, the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world (1 John 4:4). When you try to fight these struggles on your own, you loose the battle because of our incapabilities. But the Bible says, "The Spirit helps us in our weakness" (Romans 8:26. Therefore, seek His aid and become victorious. You are more than conqueror in Him.
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