Light Of The World!: Getting Away From Temptation

Light Of The World!

Hello there, world! I'm Yong Zhen Kheng a.k.a King! I'm a 24 young man who has given my life to God! I face plenty of challenges and mountains daily, but it is by the grace of God that I'm able to stand tall with His strength in such a world that we live in. "Light Of The World!" is the name of my blog. Because in such a dark world that we live in, everyone is looking for that something somewhere somehow to fill and satisfy their souls. And that is where the Word of God comes in, where love and hope are always present and living. God is the Light of the world, and my prayer is that we will go beyond the call of duty to show love to the people around us with the love that He has shown us - That they may know just how real and amazing our God is! This is what we're here for: To show the world how He love it. This is what we're made for: To lay it all down like He did :) Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven and earth, with wisdom, power and love, our God is an awesome God! And He has chosen us to be the Light of the world, so come let us share the Good News with the world together! (:

>> Sincerely, a man on many missions.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Getting Away From Temptation

Good day soldiers in Christ! It's Sunday today, and I would like to talk about "Getting Away From Temptation"!

You see, everyday wherever we are, there will be temptations around us whether we notice them or not. Sexual desires, cheating somebody, being disobedient, and sometimes even getting lazy is a temptation! What do we do when we're in the middle of the battlefield, when we are surrounded by temptations? Have you ever been through that kind of situation, when you feel hopeless as if you are surrounded by giants that are about to crush you? I'm gonna talk about sexual temptations, and I'm gonna point this more to guys, as it is easier for me to explain it.

From the Bible, the book of 2 Timothy 2:22, it says, "Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

Honestly, if you're a normal teenage guy, you don't stand a chance against sexual temptation when you are exposed to it. Not now, at least. The problem is that your hormones, those things that you read about in biology classes or sex education classes; when they get going, lust is never far behind! You can't look at a half naked girl without getting your hormones fired up, not to mention a few lustful thoughts. Take note that many guys have been through this and are going through this. That's why the best strategy for keeping both your actions and thoughts pure is to "flee" sexual temptation! Don't give lust a chance to get started! When you see something that you know could spark a hormone stampede, change the channel or turn off the computer!

So for "Guys", I strongly urge and encourage you don't look at dirty videos, magazines, internet sites or anything else that fills you with sexual lust!

Don't try to resist it. I can be certain that most men who tried to resist it have failed and realized it's almost impossible to resist sexual temptations! Instead, you should flee from it! Since I'm a guy myself, one thing I remind myself when I am faced with temptation is God's Word, "If you love Me, you will obey Me." When you have the chance to get away from that temptation, do it before it consumes you and leaves you feeling hopeless!

I hope you "Guys" have learned something from this! Have a nice day and God bless you =)