When It's Hard · Temptation & Habits
Fighting Temptation & Addiction
For when you feel: tempted, addiction, can't stop, stronghold, fighting a habit
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
The MinuteSermon
The pull rarely announces itself. It arrives late, when you are tired and alone, whispering that you are uniquely broken and past helping. Scripture disarms that lie first. What you face is "common to man"; you are a human being inside the oldest fight there is, and grace has been meeting people in it for a very long time. Then Paul hands over two promises. God is faithful to limit the load, never "above that ye are able" with His strength counted in. And God builds exits, "a way to escape" made alongside the temptation itself. Sometimes the door looks like leaving the room or saying the prayer. Often, especially with addiction, it looks like people: a group, a counselor, a friend who knows. Taking the door is not weakness. It is the plan.
By the MinuteSermon editors
A prayer for this moment
Faithful God, in the moment of pull, open my eyes to the exit You built, and give me the legs to take it. Break this hold, day by day. Amen.
Songs for this moment
“Chain Breaker” · Zach Williams
“No Longer Slaves” · Bethel Music
One small step
Tell one trustworthy person about the fight this week; strongholds hate witnesses.
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