the enemy is pragmatic so We should be too

Our enemy is pragmatic.

He won't tempt you with something you are not interested in. He tempts you subtly...and the desires he caters to often are in our human nature...he doesn't always come big and bold and obvious...just as he tempted Jesus.

He tempted him with food, riches and power. He is also clever with timing.  He came to Jesus when he was physically weak because he had been fasting.  He comes when we are weak and tries to beat us down.

Those of us with the Holy Spirit have a helper to aid us. I call it the super tutor.  The Holy Spirit doesn't make us choose to do or not do anything.  It does not take the test for us. Yet He does fully equip us with everything we need to ace the test.

"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

Each and every time I have fallen during my walk and I was in contact with God before I made my choice I would feel Spirit tell me to flee.  I chose not to.  But I didn't have to fall.

I have found in my life that my greatest weakness is not innately wrong.  Yet because it is a weakness for me I have to be pragmatic to protect myself from temptations in a very real and practical way for my everyday life just as I seek God's help spiritually.  It is God who will keep me and as I become mature and wise in my walk I learn to safeguard myself based on what I do know.  It is wisdom.

Think.

Let’s put on our spiritual critical thinking caps.

Let's not get caught up over and over by the same things. We can win. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God...

We have to be just as pragmatic with our temptations as our enemy is pragmatic in presenting and creating them. Know your weakness and then go to God and be fortified against them. Any wise leader in battle identifies not only the weakness of their enemy, but also their own weaknesses. Then they strengthen the weak points. That is wisdom.

Strengthen yourself today with his word. Prayer and then reading Proverbs is a spectacular start.