Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Simply Resistible Theme of the Week: Mastered Minds Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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Key Bible Verse: Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do (Proverbs 4:23). Bonus Reading:Mark 7:14–23
Kenny, the temptation was too irresistible," Cameron said.
"What do you mean?" I inquired.
"I mean when I was alone with Mandy, it was like something else just took over. It was like I was helpless."
"Okay, Cam, let me ask you one question. Before that moment that was so powerful and tempting, how long did you have these thoughts about Mandy and the possibility of doing what you did?"
In a barely audible voice, Cameron whispered, "Six months."
Bingo!
There's no such thing as an irresistible temptation. The reality is that most men who fail do so because they construct scenarios in their minds long before actually acting on one of them. The temptation itself isn't intrinsically irresistible. The dazzling number of mental machinations ahead of time, however, weakens our wills to the point of total vulnerability.
Because God knows how powerful He designed our minds to be, He commands us to take great care in what we allow our minds to dwell upon. It is a force, God tells us, that will determine our personal destinies.
—Kenny Luck in Every Man, God's Man
My Response: Have I allowed my mind to edge into off-limits territory? How can I corral it?
Thought to Apply: Temptation usually comes in through a door that has deliberately been left open.
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