Avoid vs. Fight
According to the devotion, fighting temptation is dangerous because you can always do this.
Lose
I struggled with this type of addiction.
Food.
One way to flee temptation is to read this.
Bible / the word / scriptures
Avoiding temptation isn’t weakness; it is described as this.
Wisdom
This book tells believers to “flee also youthful lusts.”
2nd Timothy
This simple strategy ensures you never lose a battle with temptation.
Avoiding the fight
At age 16, I consumed roughly this many calories daily.
3,400
Avoiding sin includes this kind of physical activity.
Every time you choose distance from temptation, you grow stronger in this way.
Spiritually
This book tells us to “overcome evil with good.”
Romans
This analogy compares fighting temptation to relying on a powerful weapon that might not work when needed.
hydrogen bomb vs. coughing baby
The major change in beverages was switching from Coke to this.
Diet coke / water
A recovering alcoholic should avoid this location to prevent relapse.
The bar
The devotion says the Christian life isn’t about proving we’re strong but about staying close to who?
God
This book says to “put ye on the LORD Jesus Christ”
Romans
The devotion teaches that some battles aren’t meant to be fought, but instead this.
Avoided
I have lost this many pounds since September.
25
Someone trying to quit smoking shouldn’t buy these.
Cigarettes or Vapes
Sin becomes strongest when we entertain it, get near it, or think we can _____ __ on our own.
Handle it
These two books command believers to “abstain from all appearance of evil” and to “submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
1st Thessalonians and James
Avoidance is described as replacing harmful desires with these.
Healthier desires
The devotion emphasizes that victory came not from fighting cravings but from doing this.
Changing what I allowed in my life
1 Corinthians 10:13 reminds believers God always provides this when facing temptation.
An escape
Avoiding sin not only prevents temptation but also creates space for God to do this in your life.
strengthen, grow, and transform you
This book warns, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
1st Corinthians