Tuesday Tip #10: Are you fleeing from temptation?

I just completed a 7 day devotion on temptation. I started the devotion to help me gain control over my food addiction and stray from the temptation of overeating. But what about the temptation we encounter as a married couple? Do we recognize the enemy's trickery? Do we know when we're being tempting? Do we know how to flee? Are we calling on Christ in times such as these? God has given us an escape route when we encounter temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13). The success of your marriage relies on you being able to flee temptation. And don't think that this temptation is going to announce it's arrival or give you a loud trumpet's warning. No! Temptation comes slyly and many times we don't realize we've been hit until it is too late. 

How to flee temptation...
1. Pray diligently that God will keep you alert and that you will be able to recognize immediately when temptation presents itself.
2. Pray that you will flee instantly and not entertain any thoughts of the sweet nectar.
3. Stay in God's Word by devouring it daily.
4. Spend all of your free time with your spouse. Enjoy each other's company often to ward off temptation.
5. Repeat steps 1-4. 

Let me know how well you did this week in fleeing temptation. 

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