ROUND AND ROUND

MARCUS LACEWELL

Have you quit, or 'done away' with, something in your life? Does it seem like similar temptations 'try' you? 'This is a test,' only a test, to see if you have REALLY changed.

As the BIBLE teaches, our past temptations come back around. And when they come, they come stronger than before. So, that tells us that we do not get tempted by similar temptations. They are not dead, like ghosts are.  Yet, we are tempted by the same temptations. It's just harder to recognize them because they may be a different people, places or things. So, if these temptations are alive, we need a spirit to quiet these temptations.  The devil knows what would, normally, make us backslide. So, in order to, seriously, change.  You must deal with the things that the devil can use as ammunition.  It may be something small.  Just think of how many small things that make a big difference.  (One light bulb can light up a whole room.)  Always expect your old temptations to, eventually, come back for you. Don't let it win, no matter how many times they come around. 

Proverbs 26:11 

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

You know that the temptation will return.  So, keep your 'guard' up.  Temptations don't die, so a ghost will not help.  They stay alive, so we need a spirit.  Unlearn.