Temptation (Reloaded)

I found this old post from my other blog. I was brought to remember how we could be at a simple snatch would we be overcome by temptation.

Yesterday, quite desperate for my need of attention, I almost succumbed into temptation by going into the internet and signed up for a personals website and even saying into it that I'm seeking a male partner. I also hinted several males who emailed me in my friendster account to have a certain "friendship" with me. I felt very lonely and in quiet desperation, I cried out to God. I need Him. I need Him to make me happy. These past days, I have let my thoughts slipped into dirty deeds like fantasizing with the good-looking guys I met in our office, or dreams of being vain to look good, or dreams of being famous. I haven't noticed, I was eaten by these thoughts and I didn't notice, I was so in down low and was seeking for the wrong means so satisfy them.

God spoke to me in today's word. It's about temptation and the text is found in James 1:13-18. James plainly states all about temptation and during the whole sermon, God has revealed to me how hungry I was for Him and that he showed how my need for love and affection has been directed in the wrong means - a health magazine which portraits images of muscularly lean men, or buying CDs for my collection, my need for sex with other men to get a dose of their masculinity. These are horrible - very horrible things to do if you're in the sane sense right now but God's grace has been sufficient cause He showed me his love for me in times when all of those thoughts seemed to be justified. Time and time again, I'm just grateful that God keeps on reminding me that things, people and events would satisfy my hunger. He only satisfies them all until He fills your cup even to the point it overflows. God promises eternal peace when you heed His words.

Sow your thoughts ... Reap your destiny. Let us feed our minds with "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise. as Philippinas 4:8 has said.