A The first letter in relapse stands for Principle 7 itself: RESERVE a daily quiet time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and gain the power to follow His will. When life to slip back into our old hurts, hang-ups, and gets tough, it’s easy habits. The alcoholic goes back to drinking, the overeater gains the weight back, the gambler goes back to the workaholic fills up his “lost wages” (Las Vegas), schedule, the codependent goes back to an unhealthy relationship. The list goes on and on. The first step in preventing a relapse is to admit that you will be tempted, that you are not above temptation. Jesus you be? wasn’t, why should We find the account of in Matthew 4:1–11 (tlb): Jesus’ temptation Jesus was led out into the wilderness to be tempted there by Satan.... For forty days and forty nights he ate nothing and became very hungry. Then Satan tempted him to get food by changing stones into loaves of bread. will prove you are the Son of he said. “It God,” But Jesus For the Scriptures tell us that told him, “No! bread won’t feed men’s souls: obedience to every word of God is what we need.” Then Satan took him to Jerusalem to the roof of the he Temple. “Jump off,” said, “and prove you are the Son of God.” Jesus retorted, also says not to put the Lord your God to a “It foolish test.” Next, Satan took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and it all to he said, you will only kneel and all their glory. “I’ll give you,” “if worship me.” out of here, Satan.... The Scriptures only the Lord God. Obey only “Get say, ‘Worship him.’” Then Satan went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus. 4:1 - 11 The test was over; the devil left. Jesus was tempted. He never sinned, but He was tempted. Mark 14:38 tells us all to: Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. 14:38
A The first letter in relapse stands for Principle 7 itself: RESERVE a daily quiet time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and gain the power to follow His will. When life gets tough, it’s easy to slip back into our old hurts, hang-ups, and habits. The alcoholic goes back to drinking, the overeater gains the weight back, the gambler goes back to “lost wages” (Las Vegas), the workaholic fills up his schedule, the codependent goes back to an unhealthy relationship. The list goes on and on. The first step in preventing a relapse is to admit that you will be tempted, that you are not above temptation. Jesus wasn’t, why should you be? We find the account of Jesus’ temptation in Matthew 4:1–11 (tlb): Jesus was led out into the wilderness to be tempted there by Satan.... For forty days and forty nights he ate nothing and became very hungry. Then Satan tempted him to get food by changing stones into loaves of bread. “It will prove you are the Son of God,” he said. But Jesus told him, “No! For the Scriptures tell us that bread won’t feed men’s souls: obedience to every word of God is what we need.” Then Satan took him to Jerusalem to the roof of the Temple. “Jump off,” he said, “and prove you are the Son of God.” Jesus retorted, “It also says not to put the Lord your God to a foolish test.” Next, Satan took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory. “I’ll give it all to you,” he said, “if you will only kneel and worship me.” “Get out of here, Satan.... The Scriptures say, ‘Worship only the Lord God. Obey only him.’” Then Satan went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus. 4:1 - 11 The test was over; the devil left. Jesus was tempted. He never sinned, but He was tempted. Mark 14:38 tells us all to: Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. 14:38
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