It doesn't have to be tough

You wanna what’s tough? I’ll tell you what’s tough.
Knowing the right thing to do and struggling to do it;
Knowing what’s wrong and sruggling to avoid it.
You stare at it in the face and there it is taunting you.. luring you..
Those tentacles of temptation waving at you..

You know you’ve had a taste of it, you enjoyed it but it’s bad. Bad for you.

And so you run. You run quickly away from it.
Bible says, flee. And so I did.
I fleed to the Word.
I turn to Romans and read what He says.

His word promises to give me comfort,
He promises to offer me refuge.
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

And I run, and I read His word over and over again
I plead to Him to rescue me.
To rescue me from the luring hands of the devil.

No I am not tempted.
But I am tempted when I am drawn away by my own desires..
It all starts in the mind. When we allow evil thoughts to enter our mind and stay there, eventually these evil thoughts can spring into action, leading us to sin.
No I must guard my mind.
I must watch what enters my head

O’ God.. I pray in the purest name of Jesus and I plead the precious blood of Jesus upon my thought-life..
God, come cleanse me.

God… I come before you, understanding that sin not only hurts me, it hurts You and it hurts the people I love and the ones I am responsible for.
Lord, I hold these lives in my hands and I want to be accountable for them.
I want the children to be able to look up to me and see me as a testament to Christ.
And God I can do it. God I can. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Not by my own effort but by Your grace. And yes Jesus I can. Jesus, I can amount to all things through You who will help me. I can.

You will offer me the tenacity and the resistance required to overcome all challenges.
God, You encase me in Your presence and that’s where I wanna be. All the time.

Thank You God for peace and strength.
Hallelujah!