December 10, 2023 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)
#5 It’s Time to Quit Tempting God…
‘Tempting God’ is more in line with a corrupt lifestyle than any one specific event. Usually, pride precedes tempting God. The act of tempting God has gone unchecked within the Body of Christ for far too long. We tempt God daily. When asking for forgiveness, do you include ‘tempting God’? Why not?
Tempting God is taking God for granted and thinking you are so important that God will automatically keep you from danger or grant you a miracle or healing because you are you. Tempting is listening to Satan and agreeing with him that God will take care of you no matter what. Satan will even use Scripture to get you to think that you are so precious to God that you can do anything, and God will of course save you. What a false way of thinking. When you tempt God, you are manipulating God and/or verses in the Bible.
There are a few ways we tempt God in America, here are a few:
1. Borrow money or things you cannot pay back, thinking God will give you the means to do so.
2. Eating foods that are not good for you, and if you say “grace” over your food that will make it all good. You do not take responsibility for your body (the temple of the Holy Spirit), your health (thinking the medical profession will have a quick fix for me), or even consider what might be good and what might be bad—you think that if you are ignorant God will have mercy and not hold you accountable.
3. Buy things you do not need, view movies or TV that do not honor Christ, have friends that tempt you to commit sins, waste money on yourself never thinking how to help others. Are you selfish and do not care?
4. We think we are equal to God in little earthly ways. You do not say, “No one is good but God” and seek ways or means to support your pride.
5. You do not think or ask God “What I should do?” but want God to bail you out when things fall apart.
These are but a few prevalent sins in America. We need to go back to a simple lifestyle, eat foods/drinks that are not processed, or think that God will overlook our stupidity, arrogance, and selfishness.
It’s time to evaluate what you do and why you are doing what you do. Is your purpose in any activity or plans for you or for God? Are you listening to Satan and people or are you allowing your life to be guided by the Holy Spirit? You have a choice, choose wisely.
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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com
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