10 Tips for dealing with annoying temptations — Transcript

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1. 0:00Temptation simply put is just that  which points us away from what is good
2. 0:04and then the rest is really up to us  and I don't care if you're a saint or
3. 0:08a sinner young or old as long as there's air  in our lungs no one is free from temptation
4. 0:15now there's two things to keep in mind about  Temptation first yeah they can be very small
5. 0:20and annoying like am I going to destroy that  entire bag of chips but they can also be very
6. 0:25serious and lead to that thing that destroys my  peace my relationships my family my marriage my
7. 0:31health my career my life are worse somebody else's  and the second thing to keep in mind is this
8. 0:38Temptations are just leading us away from what  is good but what is truth or love or life-giving
9. 0:44but sometimes we can put all the emphasis on oh  man what's all this bad stuff that's leading me
10. 0:50too but not enough emphasis on oh man but what's  all that good stuff that's leading me away from
11. 0:57so here are just 10 tips that I hope will help  us all deal with those annoying Temptations
12. 1:06when we think of Temptations we  usually think of the obvious like lust
13. 1:13food drinking drugs laziness gossip  greed anger and wanting everything
14. 1:18that everybody else has that I don't but  then they're the not so obvious like am
15. 1:23I tempted towards negativity criticism  judgment resentment discouragement Envy
16. 1:29vanity dark thoughts overthinking and  the two big ones doubt and self-pity
17. 1:37if we're gonna go into battle the first  step is always know your enemy foreign
18. 1:51once we know our Temptations we have to know what  sets them off maybe it's a person place or thing
19. 1:57maybe it's a mood or feeling like boredom  idleness or complete and utter loneliness
20. 2:04but I think you and I know that 99.9 of all our  triggers come through one thing our portable
21. 2:10pocket-sized conduit of all the temptation  of the entire universe know your triggers
22. 2:18remove and avoid the ones we can and have a solid  game plan ready in advance for the ones we can't
23. 2:40[Music]
24. 2:41temptation is just right outside our door  right now even as we speak it doesn't get
25. 2:46tired it knows all our triggers and it just Waits  for that perfect opportunity to come knocking
26. 2:54our best shot to stop it is right here at the  door it starts with just a thought then our
27. 3:02imagination entertains it then it brings  us some kind of satisfaction or Delight
28. 3:09powerful attraction then we consent this is how  the enemy gains entrance give in only a fool
29. 3:18takes chances make your stand here because it's  almost impossible to make it here [Music] foreign
30. 3:33keep reminding yourself that any Temptation  no matter how strong and annoying it may be
31. 3:39will always pass the saying goes the devil  who knocks and knocks and finds no entrance
32. 3:44eventually gets bored and just moves on I've  found it takes about 23 minutes so the next
33. 3:51time you're battling with some Temptation set a  timer for 23 minutes and just go do something else
34. 4:00the best weapon for annihilating  temptation is actually
35. 4:17as I think you know some Temptations become  so wired into our brains and biology that
36. 4:22we come to realize pretty fast our own  strength and willpower just aren't enough
37. 4:28the strength comes from surrendering not  surrendering to some temptation but surrendering
38. 4:34to the one who has the power infinite power now  I know some of you are thinking yeah I prayed I
39. 4:40prayed I prayed it does nothing well think of it  this way at the time of some Temptation we slowly
40. 4:47lose control of our will it becomes agitated  and excited like a crazy out of control puppy
41. 4:56now what happens when you place that puppy in  its mother's arms it becomes calm subdued docile
42. 5:07Jesus gave us all his mother the most  pure and docile and loving creature
43. 5:13to ever walked the face of the Earth the  next time you're battling some temptation
44. 5:18just place your will into your mother's  arms and take a deep breath and surrender
45. 5:36Temptations teach us something about ourselves  they reveal who we are underneath the surface
46. 5:41and scream out what's broken and What needs  some work which oh by the way leads to a thing
47. 5:46called which lead to another little thing called  Temptation builds strength at first we can barely
48. 5:53lift the small ones but then over time we can  lift the really big ones and not to mention help
49. 5:58others lift theirs think of each temptation as an  opportunity to build strength Temptations keep us
50. 6:06humble my God we all think we're God's gift to  the universe these days we've got to bring it
51. 6:11down a little bit and a constant reminder of  our complete and utter lack of self-control
52. 6:16ought to do the trick beating Temptations  boosts confidence think of how you feel right
53. 6:23after you give in to some Temptation think of  how you feel right after you don't and finally
54. 6:30the greatest Among Us are those who face their  demons and win no one's ever Rose to Greatness
55. 6:36by having it easy look at each temptation as a  stepping stone to rise above ourselves [Music]
56. 6:47he who trims a little and Snips a little advances  little we gotta get to the roots usually we put
57. 6:55all the emphasis on whether we're succeeding  or failing at some Temptation and not enough
58. 7:00emphasis on getting to the root cause of it all no  I don't know what that is it could be unresolved
59. 7:07trauma or family or anger issues too much fear  too alone or just too much time on our hands but
60. 7:15I would bet that for most of us it just comes down  to a lack of real purpose and meaning in our lives
61. 7:23dig to the roots and get some help if necessary
62. 7:32we're never going to be free of Temptation  at least not in this life but with calm and
63. 7:37patient and brave endurance over time we will  Master them it's not going to happen overnight
64. 7:45just get through the next 23 minutes in the  next hour then the next day then the next week
65. 7:53think of it as just one of  those things that's part
66. 7:55of my daily labor like working out  and eating right and win every day
67. 8:07no battle was ever won by running away sure  maybe it's a little time but inevitably we
68. 8:13all find ourselves right back to where we started  or worse eventually we're all gonna have to face
69. 8:19our Temptations Temptations are the result of a  lack of confidence not only in My Own Strength
70. 8:27but in his so the next time you're battling  some Temptation literally imagine yourself
71. 8:33standing up face to face with that temptation  and take control and don't let it beat you down
72. 8:41you beat it down and not just with  your own strength but with his
73. 8:50foreign
74. 9:00and finally we're all gonna fall and when we do  go easy on yourself don't beat yourself up or
75. 9:08turn to worry anxiety or fear these are just more  Temptations just pick yourself up and keep going
76. 9:18when we're face down in the dirt for the  one millionth time there'll be two voices
77. 9:24one from above of accusation condemnation kicking  us more down and reminding us how bad we are
78. 9:34and the other from down in the dirt with us
79. 9:39of compassion forgiveness lifting us up and  saying come on I love you let's do this together
80. 9:49only listen to the one
81. 9:54Temptation simply put is just that  which points us away from what is good
82. 9:59or what is truth or what is  love or what is life-giving
83. 10:06and these are simply just  another name for what we call