"But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his desire . Then, desire when it is fully grown brings forth death." James 1:14-15
The bottom line is this: if temptation manages to deceive the mind, engage the emotions, and activate the will, then the result is sin (seperation from God). I read something the other day that said that although Eve knew the Tree of Knowledge was in the garden, it was not until the serpent brought it to her attention that she set her desire on it. Now don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with having desires. The Bible even tells us that God will give us the desires of our heart. But as we seek after those things, we must be careful not to try to obtain them the wrong way. God wants nothing more than to bless us with our heart's desires. He knows our thoughts and was aware of the things that we desired before they were ever even made clear to us. The problem is that we too often fail to seek HIS heart so that the desires of OUR heart are in line with HIS will. Even when we begin seeking God for a mate, we have to be careful that we don't let unhealthy desires and sinful temptations cause us to go about dating the wrong way. Many of us desire to be married to someone who loves and cherishes us, but we become weary in our waiting and instead of waiting on our very own "Adam" (the man that has been fashioned for us), we start desiring a "tree" that God does not want us to have. We'll start saying stuff like...Well I know he's not really in church and maybe he is a little controlling, but he's really cute...WRONG WAY! You have just allowed the enemy to deceive your mind by making you think "He's not that bad" or "I know I can get him to change." I am not here to stand in judgment of anyone because surly if God could change a filthy undone wretch like me, he can change anyone. Let me back that up..HE can change...HE can change...not you...HE can change. So what I'm saying is it might not be that he's not the right one but if you have identified all of those issues he may just not be the right one now. You need to allow GOD to do a work in him before you even consider entertaining that situation. Because if we give into our temptation to do it our own way, we will find ourselves emotionally engaged in an unfruitful relationship. And instead of finding the love and emotional intimacy that we yearn for, we'll be left feeling heartbroken and despondent. When God was saying all along...trust me to give you the desires of your heart..my way and in my time. But instead of being willing to be patient, we often find ourselves acting out of impulse like Eve. God probably would have given her the wisdom that she desired had she had been patient and continued to be obedient. In Genesis 3, we find the serpent deceptively asking Eve "Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?" Eve knew that God had been clear in His commandment but she had become overcome with temptation. She allowed a little seed of doubt to root itself in temptation and blossom into sin. So it could be said that it was the doubt that lead to the willful act of disobedience. The enemy does not come to tempt you in an area that he knows you are strong in. There are certain things that he wouldn't even bring my way because I have no desire to indulge in. But he knows that if I am tempted it is only by my own desires that I might be drawn. That is why it is so important to continually seek the face of God. As we begin to study His word, seek to understand His ways, and develop a consistent prayer life we will begin to see that He will strengthen those weak areas. We must begin to pray that our every desire be aligned with God's will. No matter how big or how small the decision....seek God! Because when we truly begin to have a heart for Him, we will begin to pray in line with His vision for our lives. We will begin to seek His heart and wait in His hand.
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9/5/2015 07:52:30 pm
Oh my God, this post has really uplifted me. I know it was nobody but God that led me to read your blog for today. God bless you and please keep on inspiring and uplifting me! ♡
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