Hey everyone! Happy Monday! :) I hope you had a great week. Like I said last week, every year comes new problems. You have to deal with taxes, a new semester of school, filling out fafsa for the next 2 semesters at school, the list just goes on and on. Those problems lead to the stress that I talked about last week. How can you get rid of those problems? No, not drinking or getting high. That'll only make you feel worse.
Today's reading is going to come from Luke 4:1-13
Today's reading is going to come from Luke 4:1-13
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,[a] 2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry. 3 Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.” 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’[b]” 5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. 7 I will give it all to you if you will worship me.” 8 Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’[c]” 9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! 10 For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect and guard you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’[d]” 12 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’[e]” 13 When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.
When you have problems or stress, you don't have to result to drugs, drinking or sex. Everyone has been tempted. And I literally mean EVERYONE who has ever taken a step on planet Earth. You may be asking "Well Alex. What about Jesus?" Yes, even Jesus was tempted. The Devil tempted Jesus when He was in the desert. You may say "Hey. I live in the desert. It isn't THAT bad is it?" No, living in the desert may not be too bad. But imagine living in the desert without food. You couldn't survive. Satan tempted Him for 40 days. He gave Him ways to make food. (Can we be honest though? He Jesus. He could have made anything and knew this was going to happen).
My main point I wanna focus on is don't give into temptation just because you're a little stressed out due to problems. The verse I want to focus on is 2. It talks about Jesus being tempted for 40 days. Yes, it may be harder for you to turn away temptation. But it comes a lot easier when you have Jesus. I challenge you, this week. Instead of giving into temptation, pray. Read a bible verse. Go to church. I promise it'll help you.
Until Next Time, Alex
When you have problems or stress, you don't have to result to drugs, drinking or sex. Everyone has been tempted. And I literally mean EVERYONE who has ever taken a step on planet Earth. You may be asking "Well Alex. What about Jesus?" Yes, even Jesus was tempted. The Devil tempted Jesus when He was in the desert. You may say "Hey. I live in the desert. It isn't THAT bad is it?" No, living in the desert may not be too bad. But imagine living in the desert without food. You couldn't survive. Satan tempted Him for 40 days. He gave Him ways to make food. (Can we be honest though? He Jesus. He could have made anything and knew this was going to happen).
My main point I wanna focus on is don't give into temptation just because you're a little stressed out due to problems. The verse I want to focus on is 2. It talks about Jesus being tempted for 40 days. Yes, it may be harder for you to turn away temptation. But it comes a lot easier when you have Jesus. I challenge you, this week. Instead of giving into temptation, pray. Read a bible verse. Go to church. I promise it'll help you.
Until Next Time, Alex
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