Temptations - How Are We Handling Them?

Hey ladies! So, I know its not Tuesday or Saturday, but I wanted to share with you something that the Lord showed me this morning. I was having my quiet time with the Lord, and the Lord pressed some Scripture upon my heart in the book of Daniel, specifically in chapter 6. I read the whole chapter. But verse 10 is what stuck out to me the most.

            Daniel 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

Before this Daniel had the option of falling into the temptation of putting King Darius before his God. (Verses 6-8 - ⁶ So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! ⁷ All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.) So what did Daniel do. He went home and pressed into the Lord. He obeyed his Father. He fell to his knees praying and giving thanks! How in the world did he do that? How did he honor God on such a day? Its because he had honored the Lord with his whole life before that. He was everyday, consistently walking with Jesus. Keeping his eyes fixed on the Beloved. He stayed close enough to the Lord that nothing caught him off guard. He knew that whatever touched his life had to first be filtered through the fingers of the living God. He wasn't living off a sermon he heard a week ago. His spiritual life wasn't just based off of going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays. It went BEYOND that. He had a relationship with Him. A daily walk. A friendship. So sisters, how are you handling temptations in your day to day life? Are you putting something above your Savior? Are making something an idol in your life?  Is it a friend? a boyfriend? your cell phone? your appearance? Whatever it may be. If its the first thing you think about in the morning or the last thing you think about before you go to bed, its an idol. Ladies, we need to handle temptations and idols, like Daniel. On our knees, and our eyes in scripture. Living everyday for our Father. With the Holy Spirit dwelling in us and the strength of the Lord, we will be able to stand stronger against the Satan. Enrich yourselves in the Lord! Have a personal encounter with your Savior. Walk with Him. You will be strong and blessed beyond your days!

 

Love you sweet sisters!!

Love in HIM!<3