How do we cope with trials and temptations?

[quietbloke]

We all face trials and temptations. How do we cope with them?
(James 1:2-18)

 

[rockytopva]

The old Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness church. We use to have revivals that would go for weeks and our pastor was the best at finding great evangelist. Our conference use to have rules that a church was to have so many revivals in a year. The old timers use to encourage me to stay in revival after I got saved.

I am thinking that it is bad thing that people do not congregate more often. Many churches only have one Sunday service a week and little going on. If the people are not encouraged for revival they will fall in temptations.

 

[quietbloke]

The old Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness church. We use to have revivals that would go for weeks and our pastor was the best at finding great evangelist. Our conference use to have rules that a church was to have so many revivals in a year. The old timers use to encourage me to stay in revival after I got saved.

I am thinking that it is bad thing that people do not congregate more often. Many churches only have one Sunday service a week and little going on. If the people are not encouraged for revival they will fall in temptations.

I agree with that 'rocky'. There is strength in fellowship

 

[musicalpilgrim]

The old Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness church. We use to have revivals that would go for weeks and our pastor was the best at finding great evangelist. Our conference use to have rules that a church was to have so many revivals in a year. The old timers use to encourage me to stay in revival after I got saved.

I am thinking that it is bad thing that people do not congregate more often. Many churches only have one Sunday service a week and little going on. If the people are not encouraged for revival they will fall in temptations.

Such a wonderful photo and so many children...a real blessing to see

 

[musicalpilgrim]

We all face trials and temptations. How do we cope with them?
(James 1:2-18)

It helps if we have memorized Scriptures so we have the Word of the Lord to protect us, the Sword of the Spirit...

 

[Tayla]

We all face trials and temptations. How do we cope with them?

Resist them. Flee from them. Develop habits not leading to them.

A good place to start: Kick out TV, movies, novels, most music having lyrics, ads, most everything this unholy and depraved culture dishes up for our consumption.

 

[Halbhh]

We all face trials and temptations. How do we cope with them?
(James 1:2-18)

After years of trying and working, I found that we have a lot more success if we pray as Christ said to you and to me to pray --

Matthew chapter 6, v5-15

where we are specifically instructed by our Lord to pray exactly that we not be led into temptation, and that we be delivered from evil!

Prayers done as Christ said to pray work! He said to pray with faith -- Mark chapter 11

 

[rocknanchor]

Resist them. Flee from them. Develop habits not leading to them.

A good place to start: Kick out TV, movies, novels, most music having lyrics, ads, most everything this unholy and depraved culture dishes up for our consumption.

When all "is lawful" and cannot escape seeing the impression it makes (yes, we don't stare), one of my unwilling things to get going on was "working", in the thing that was good, can be tough, esp if one wants to earn a living from it.

All in all, cut back from the things that are not pleasing to Him, and pray dear soldier, pray.

 

[rocknanchor]

Distance oneself from doubt; things that oppose God, nature and joy.

 

[quietbloke]

'We never need need be vanquished. We never need give in. Though waging war with Satan and compassed round by sin. Temptations will beset us,allurements oft assail,but in the name of Jesus,we shall,we must prevail' (W A Garratt)

 

[rocknanchor]

“To any who may be struggling to see that light and find that hope, I say: Hold on. Keep trying. God loves you. Things will improve. Christ comes to you in His ‘more excellent ministry’ with a future of ‘better promises.’ He is your ‘high priest of good things to come.’ ”
—Jeffrey R. Holland

 

[quietbloke]

'He leads us on in triumph,an overcoming band. While victory crowns His progress,"For none can stay His hand". Our eyes are on our leader,His presence is our might. He arms us for the conflict and trains our hands to fight' (W A Garratt)

 

[rocknanchor]

Blessed be the LORD my strength,
who teaches my hands to war,
and my fingers to fight
(Psalm 144:1)

 

[quietbloke]

'God wills not that His people by sin enthralled should be,but that their lives henceforward be lives of victory and so at our disposal,He places all His power,that we from its' resources may draw in danger's hour' (W A Garratt)

 

[quietbloke]

'Herein is hid the secret of an all glorious life,whereby we conquer Satan and rise above sin's strife. Abiding in the Saviour,self prostrate in the dust,we live to do His bidding,in glad perpetual trust' (W A Garratt)