Have you had your Joy Juice today? Don’t be deceived into thinking that it’s not
good. It’s one of the best choices
you’ll ever make!
Every day
is filled with choices….some major, some minor.
It’s been that way since Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They had to
make choices, didn’t they? And they did
great for a while…until they listened to that crafty ole serpent! In the 3rd chapter of Genesis we
read the account of how Satan disguised
himself as a serpent and tempted Eve by getting her to doubt God’s
goodness. He implied that God was
strict, stingy and selfish for not wanting Eve to share his knowledge of good
and evil. Satan made Eve forget all that
God had given her and, instead, focus on the one thing she couldn’t have. (Life
Appl. Bible footnote)
Satan
still uses that same tactic today! He
wants us to dwell on the things we don’t have instead of the countless
blessings God has given us! Why does
Satan tempt us? To distract us from
following God. Ever since he tempted Eve into sin, he’s been busy working on
other people. He even tempted Jesus in
Matthew 4:11. BUT Jesus made the right
choice!
How can we make the right
choices and not give into temptation?
We can:
·
Pray for strength to resist
·
Run from temptation…sometimes literally
·
Say NO when confronted with what we know is
wrong.
In other words: Make
the right choice and you’ll be able to rejoice!
Let’s
be committed throughout this new year to making wise, Godly choices which will
lead to JOY!
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