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Decision Magazine
How to Defeat Temptation
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I thought that when I gave my life to Jesus I wouldn't have any more problems with temptation.
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How do you keep bad thoughts from taking over your mind?
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I gave my life to Jesus at a summer church camp two years ago, but why do I still have temptations?
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Does the devil ever give up on us and let us alone because he knows we won't listen to him? With God's help, I've been able to deal with some really bad problems in my life, but sometimes I wonder if the temptation to fall back into my old ways will ever go away.
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I've always tried to run my business honestly, but I have to admit I'm a very competitive person and I've always been fairly aggressive in my business dealings. Is this wrong in God's eyes? Can you follow Jesus and still get ahead in the business world?
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Whenever I get depressed I start eating, and now I'm quite a bit overweight. This makes me even more unhappy, so I eat even more. I need to get out of this, but how?
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Where do evil thoughts come from? Does Satan put them there? Sometimes I think he must, because they just seem to pop into my head without any effort on my part. In any case, how are we supposed to deal with them?
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I fear God (which is what the Bible says we ought to do, doesn't it?). But I can't say that I love God. After all, how can you love someone if you're afraid of what they might do to you?
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I have a bad habit that I know isn't good for my health, and it could even give me cancer or something if I don't stop. But no matter how hard I try, I still can't quit. Can God help me? He must be very disappointed in me.
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I've learned to discipline my tongue so I don't say bad things about people the way I used to, but I still have the same bad thoughts about them.
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I Grew Up in Church and Now Attend College. Why Shouldn't I Let Go and Give into Temptations?