Keep yourself as one who expects temptation to come upon you each day. Many a person, foolishly, decided they were no longer tempted by this or that. They thought themselves free of whatever. They did not feel the urge. No longer vigilant, they grew slack. The temptation is only in hiding. It waits, detached from feelings, cravings, wants. For what? For when the "cured" person begins to make decisions from the will-power, the mind, and no longer from the heart. Then one day, cunning and insidious, the temptation attacks the feelings, the unguarded thought, unguarded decision. You have no defense and you give in. Bad things happen from there. If the heart is not fed a spiritual connection each day, bad things will happen.
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"..self examination, meditation, and prayer..." keep one with the sunlight of the spirit. What a gift!
ReplyDeleteWords come at the perfect time. Your words are the antidote to letting down my guard. Thanks
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