Comes from Desires

17 July 2007 – Comes from Desires

James 1:12

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Endurance, which is the pre-requisite for all of us to pursue in the journey of faith, will have a phase of growth and some kind of thingy called ‘level-up’ in our lives. As it is written in the Word:

James 1:3

For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

Yes, indeed, we need endurance to do most of the things, even to tackle problem dealing with our desires, which includes temptations. Temptations are not from the Lord, it is from our own desires. So it makes sense of the title for now. We dare not to complain and blame that God has tempted us, no! God will not tempt us to do bad things, for He is the God of all-good! Amen?

It is our own desires that causes us to experience temptations, God has put in a promise that He will never leave us and provide the things that we need as we seek his kingdom and righteousness. But we people are always getting it wrong by using incorrect attitudes! Friends, it cannot be such!

Currently, I myself am having a temptation of my own, which is dealing with my own desires, in the aspect of adultery. It is not that I do the things; it is that like Jesus said, once your mind think of adultery, you are already committing it! I have prayed earnestly everyday and I know that God will be leading me to solve this problem! It just needs to take time! First of all, I need to apologize to all the people whom I have done wrong to, I am sorry that there is a ‘victim’; I will never do that to you again! I swear!

In the brighter angle, I can see that after I had successfully dealing with the temptation, I will have the PRIZE!! Hooray! Yes, the people who win the temptation will be crowned by God a crown of life! God is never-failing, ever-knowing, and everywhere present!

Lord,

help me to go through this temptation, for I know that this temptation comes from my own desires and the lack of my faith and endurance. I am sorry that I have hurt you God, and I am sorry to the person that has been my target of sinning, I vow to submit all my apologies and my sin to you, please, Lord, deal with them and help me to get through it, so that I will now be a new person in you! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Franco