I’ve written at least 20 different posts about the benefits and blessings and purposes of prayer.
But I don’t think I’ve ever talked specifically about this one.
We can pray in order to conquer our temptations from the adversary.
Conquer Satan!
What a powerful and true promise.
But sometimes… not quite as easy as it may seem.
A few years ago, I had a certain temptation that was bothering me.
I knew I needed to pray, and so I did.
A lot.
But the temptation was still there.
I knew it couldn’t be that simple – God can’t just remove every temptation from my path after a single prayer.
But then I started thinking about solutions to avoid this temptation.
How to remove this temptation from my life on my own.
I started making some changes, and then suddenly, the temptation wasn’t as strong.
And that’s when it clicked – THAT was my answer to my prayers.
My pleading for this temptation to be removed was answered by my mind being enlightened on how to remove myself from the situation to lessen the temptation in the first place.
We can conquer Satan and those who uphold his work.
But it takes constant connection with heaven in order to welcome the Spirit in exactly the way that we need.
In fact, we need to pray a lot in order for this temptation to lessen.
Pray always.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
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Love this! Sometimes we habitually pray for strength to not cave to temptation. But God rewards effort! He wants to see our plan! Ive found when I present my plan and report back to Him daily I have far more strength than with no plan at all!
Carla
I so know this to be true. My family has been living in what we call hell for almost three years and will continue for another 18years. Someone lied about one of my children that caused them to lose freedoms and cause so much hurt and pain. The same person has told lies about my in-law children and grandchildren. It has been so hard and we fell into thinking that using the same sin back would help our pain. But the Lords love for us helped us realize that first it would make matters worse and second we would be allowing Satan to direct our actions. It is still really hard but many of us have felt sorrow for the liar and how miserable they must be to try to destroy someone else. Thanks for your thoughts