Hosanna!

The only effective way to deal with temptation toward sin is to give it no opportunity to take hold of our minds or hearts in the first place. Temptation, like a potted plant, cannot grow without our help. But the moment we allow it to take root within our hearts and feed it with our weak choices, it flourishes, eventually giving birth to ugly, controlling sin that overgrows our inner sanctuary. Only when we refuse to give temptation life will it suffocate. This is the sudden-death technique: never even giving temptation a chance to live inside us. Every temptation, however, comes with a crucial moment of decision—and that’s when we choose whether to let it live or die.

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Leslie Ludy - Overcoming Temptation Devotional (via katweenah)

^ THIS!

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