Hello Sister Girl4God86,
Temptation to sin is not sin. All Christians have temptation to sin. Temptation only becomes sin when we act upon it in our thoughts and feelings. God's WORD tells us when temptation comes to our thoughts and feeling the first thing we must do is to submit ourselves to God (through prayer and faith in God's Word to deliever you from sin), resist the devil and he will flee from you.
JAMES 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore unto God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
When temptation comes to us, it comes to our thoughts and feelings, so when you are tempted to have sinful thoughts we are to submit ourselves to GOD in prayer asking JESUS to deliver us from temptation..
MATTHEW 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil..
God's WORD tells us when temptation comes that we are to BELIEVE God's WORD and cast the temptation away from our thoughts as soon as they come..
2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5 [3], For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
[4], for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),[5],
casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
We need to remember sister that salvation is from sin not to continue in it. We are weak indeed but Christ strength is made perfect in weakness if you have faith in His Word alone to deliver you..
2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 [9], And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
We are weak but God's WORD is strong if you CONTINUE in by faith in God's WORD the promises of JESUS save us from sin...
JOHN 8:31-36 [31],
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; [32],
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. [33], They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? [34],
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the servant of sin. [35], And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever. [36],
If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Let JESUS set you free from your sins. He has give you power today if you through his Word alone believe it.
God's power is in His WORD. It is yours today if you BELIEVE. It is God who works in us to will and to do of His own good pleasure if we believe His WORD. BELIEVE God's WORD only like blind Bartemaus and you will see. When JESUS bids you come and you believe the Word only you will walk on water.
Remember sister, temptation is not sin until you make it your very own in your thoughts and feelings. When temptation comes to your thoughts and feelings, Cast them down *2 CORINTHIANS 10:5, submit yourself to God in prayer and BELIEVE HIS WORD *JAMES 4:7 resist the devil (TEMPTATIONS) and he will flee from you.
2 PETER 1:4 [4],
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 [13] There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 JOHN 1:9 [9], If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Not only does JESUS forgive us from our sins if you believe God's WORD he will cleanse you from them.
Your strength is made perfect in JESUS (the Word) if you believe..
May God bless you as you seek him through His Word.