Do You Know Your Weaknesses?

As I was going about my day to day business today, I found myself asking, "Do I know my weaknesses and am I aware of where temptations lie?

When the devil wants to attack, he is most likely going to attack us in our weaknesses, where he thinks that he is going to get through. But if we are aware of our weaknesses and we are aware of how we may be tempted, it makes it easier for us to say no and the devil does not win. Also, when we are aware of the temptations that may be thrown at us we can be better prepared for them. 

Something came up in my life today and I was confronted with a temptation that I have often struggled to battle with. Some days I find this battle harder than other days, today was a rather difficult struggle and I think in previous situations, I have given in and said yes to the temptation which I know is not good for me. Today, I held strong, I prayed, and I saw the other end of temptation which resulted in the devil losing. However, I know that he is only going to come back and try again, and he'll try harder next time which is why it's important for me to be ready for him and to be prepared. How do I do that? 

Well, when you know your weaknesses and what usually tempts you, you should know what encourages that temptation or what brings on that temptation. If it's something you watch or read that leads you towards temptation... then you should stop reading or watching whatever it is. If something leads you to stray it cannot be good for you or your life. As part of saying no to the one addiction that has become a part of my life, I have actually had to say no to a number of other things, some of which are not so bad on their own. But I know that one thing, will then lead me to another which in the end leads to sin. Our brains make pathways, and because I have linked things together previously a number of times, my brain immediately links them together now. But because I know that doing one thing eventually leads to sin, I can stop myself at the beginning. And slowly but surely I can start to make new pathways in my brain. It's a long process but, it's an important one. 

So... I've learnt today that it's important to know where your weaknesses are because that is where temptation will be, and when we know where these are we can be prepared to go to battle with the devil. And we can be sure Jesus is coming to battle with us. When we are fighting against the devil, Jesus is on our side!

Thankful for: Socks

When your feet are as cold as mine were about five minutes ago, the first thing you'd be thankful for are socks. Seriously, whoever came up with the idea of putting socks on our feet is a genious. I'm thankful that God created them!