joyce Meyer, one of the world’s leading practical Bible teachers and New York Times best-selling author, shares encouragement and advice to help us enjoy our daily lives.
you know why because everything starts
innocently a little flirtation a little
attraction all right the guy I really
want to counsel the girl all right but
the forces of attraction is very strong
the best thing is that don’t trust
yourself in this area
all right put no confidence in the flesh
there’s this cycle you need to
understand why people fall into sin we
learn the demands and all it was like
this the cycle first of all temptation
comes all right
temptation can come as a taught
something you saw something you remember
it’s first a temptation then before I
become sin all right this always happens
before I become sin maybe within
temptation then sin temptation then sin
no there is an in between and the in
between is this confidence in the flesh
the Apostle Paul says in Philippians 3
we put no confidence in the flesh we
must not trust in this area amen
for example you tell your boy your
computer is outside the room let’s say
for example nowadays they can access to
your phone as well you know that so the
thing is that this is one step okay the
boy says you don’t trust me that all
right
see I trust you I just don’t trust your
flesh that’s a smart dad because I don’t
trust my own flesh that that can say
Amen we don’t trust your flesh okay you
are safe but the moment you say I can
handle this no I can watch this show not
no problem I can handle this and you may
mean it but you’re putting confidence in
the flesh
are you listening and your flesh will
always bring you to the dark side okay
so it weighs like I can handle this
you know what it’s getting late and
attractive girl like her should not be
going back alone in a cab I think I’ll
send her back all right
innocent I can handle this the reason
I’m talking about this area of sending
someone home is because I handle a case
like this thank God you know in our
church we hardly handle this kind of
case so much so if something happens all
the leaders know about it you know among
the leaders for example very rarely you
find a leader having problem when it
happens we all know about it okay that
shows the power of grace working in the
church but one of the areas is sending
someone back innocently and the guy
meant well the lady may mean well all
right but that’s what happened later on
so he put confidence the pleasure he
came to this stage before sin I can
handle this no I can handle this I’ll
just open this email all right let’s not
open up there’s some some suggestive
photos but you know there’s some other
things but I just the web sites okay
or this movie you know it’s like there’s
some good elements I can handle this I
can handle the bad elements it starts
the confidence in the flesh you’re smart
if you learn to run like Joseph because
you know something
Joseph God can trust him to rule I mean
does that mean poor Joseph you know he
was repressed for the rest no he found a
lovely wife had children had a boycott
double fruitfulness enjoyed married life
best of all he was able to have a clear
conscience never slept with Potiphar’s
wife I mean now if you have fallen you
have missed it listen carefully
all right the Bible says there is
therefore now no condemnation all right
but you need to understand this this is
the area the utter convert in the flesh
you fall into sin indulgence and the
problem of the sin is what guilt and Gil
you have new resolutions from now on I
will never open the computer from now on
I will never look at the opposite sex
from now on I won’t even talk to the
opposite sex you know some extreme
stupidity you know from now on never
never again never again never and a
devil never hears that say that there
was his hallelu the devil says goody
goody