Don't forget its status

But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth]. James 1:22AMP


Fighting temptations is sometimes easy but sometimes it can be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life. One thing we must guard against in our battle for our lives it the natural tendency to make ourselves comfortable by changing the status of wrong to right.

Thanks to our conscience, experience and the Holy Spirit, we know when we are doing something that is wrong. We have an uncomfortable feeling. This helps us to stop and retrace our steps. It serves as motivation to overcome temptation and align ourselves with Gods will.

Sometimes when we are dealing with a recurring fault or when we find it to hard to let go of something that we want, we are tempted to 'reason' a way out of the bad feeling so that we can be comfortable to do what we want to do. We do this by giving ourselves reasons why

- Its not so bad
- Its different in our case or
- There is nothing we can do about it

This verse tells us, that is dangerous.

We need to resist the urge to reason away from Gods truth. We need to be able to recognize when we are doing something that is wrong and be strong enough to accept that it is wrong.

If you fight you will win. Don't let the devil take out your will to fight.
Dont change its status from wrong to right
It maybe hard and keep you up at night
And your worried because you are trying with all your might
To be faithful and walk in the light

I encourage you be strong in the power of God's might.
You will overcome, the end will soon be in sight