NO!

Baca: Romans 8:12-13

"My dear friends, we must not live to satisfy our desires. If you do, you will die. But you will live, if by the help of God's Spirit you say "No" to your desires." ( Romans 8:12-13 ) CEV

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Bacaan tahunan:

Thoughts for Today
Problem behaviors and dependencies tend to progress in a person's life. We call this progression "The Trap" because it often ensnares its victims before they realize what's happening. Understanding the phases people usually pass through can help you better understand what might be happening to you or a loved one struggling with a problem.

The first phase is experimentation: We learn to experiment with the substance or behavior that makes us feel good, and we don't see any serious negative consequences. We learn to trust the substance or behavior to help us escape.

How do we enter this experimentation phase? Perhaps we encounter it at a needy time in our life and the behavior makes us feel better. Or friends introduce it to us and we just try it out to go along with the crowd. Or maybe it's something like food or spending or sports that is a part of normal life but reaches a point where it begins to control us.

Whatever the reason, it is so important to get our eyes back on God ... to say "No" to anything that hinders us from giving him our best.

Consider this ...
Are you at this point in your life? Just toying with a substance or behavior that deep down you know it is wrong, but it excites you and makes you feel good? Perhaps it's drugs ... or pornography ... or compulsive spending ... or ... It is so important that you make a decision right now to stop before you fall deeper into the trap. Seem too difficult? It might be impossible to do alone, but if you will turn to Jesus, he's waiting to help you. Don't wait. Talk to him now!

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