STOP Blaming Your Weakness! | Brother Chris
Your weakness is a reason to FLEE from sin, not an excuse to FLIRT with sin. Stop blaming weakness for wrongdoing!
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‘Faith Is Natural’ is a program on God’s Heart TV with short words of inspiration and encouragement for your daily life from the Living Word of God - in the beauty of His creation.
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Transcript
00:09Grace and peace to you all in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ.
00:13Welcome everyone to another edition of ‘Faith Is Natural’ here on God’s Heart TV.
00:20And what a thing of joy it is to be surrounded by the beauty of God's creation
00:29that testifies to His glory, His majesty,
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01:08This is my weak area. This is the weakness that I've been struggling with.’
01:15In fact, many times when I speak to people on the phone, I hear them say words like,
01:20‘Brother Chris, I just cannot help myself.
01:24I'm trying to change but I can't.
01:27My weakness is just too much.
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02:02This is what I want to talk about
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undefined:undefinedthe devil is a deceiver.
02:30He delights in twisting the truth
02:33and the most effective lies tend
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03:31Yes, there is no one without weakness, and there is no one above temptation.
03:40But as you see from that Scripture,
03:43the identification of your weakness
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05:42In 1 Corinthians 10:6, taking the example from the children of Israel,
05:50the condition upon which this
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06:29What you set your heart on will set you up to succumb or to overcome.
06:43What you set your heart on will set you up to succumb to temptation
06:51or position you to overcome temptation with the help of the Holy Spirit.
07:00There’s a condition and there’s also an instruction in the following verse.
07:05Immediately after that promise, we read this in 1 Corinthians 10:14.
07:10“Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”
07:16Run from sin!
07:17Disconnect from anything that tries to disconnect you from God.
07:23This is an instruction -
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08:21not an excuse to flirt with sin,
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09:29Because the journey from your heart to your hands is shorter than you realise.
09:40This is why, children of God,
09:46the identification of your weakness is a reason to flee from sin and avoid temptation,
09:58not an excuse to flirt with sin
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11:26And at the end of Genesis 39:9, he says this,
11:28“How can I do this great wickedness
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13:27But when you watch pornography,
13:33you are degrading a person
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15:05What must you do? Starve your weakness. Feed your strength.
15:09Position yourself for the Holy Spirit
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16:33The evidence is learning from your mistake, growing through your mistake.
16:41What is the sign that you're
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17:18He always provides an escape route.
17:23But it can only be discerned when your heart is set on the things above.
17:31It's only when you seek God's heart
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18:36or a pathway to your dependence on God,
18:41the One who has promised to manifest
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20:15People of God, let us pray.
20:21Is your mind polluted by thoughts of lust, sexual immorality that bombard you?
20:32Right now, by the precious Blood
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21:25Out, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
21:28Every spirit pushing you down the path of perversity - be cast out!
21:37Be cast out, in the mighty
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22:26Receive the strength to maintain that desire to serve Jesus in spirit and in truth.
22:34Receive it today!
22:40Remember, if you don't stand for something, you will definitely fall for something.
22:53I pray you receive the divine courage to stand for what you believe.
23:03Receive the divine courage to hold fast to your principles even in the face of pressure.
23:11Receive that courage to stand firm on the solid rock of God's Word.
23:18In Jesus’ mighty name!
23:21Thank You, Lord.
23:23Oh Holy Spirit, help us to learn from our past without living in our past.
23:38In the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray.
23:47And the people of God said, ‘Amen!’
23:53Thank You, Jesus.