The Closer We Are to God, The Farther We Are From Temptation
Some Christians operate under the misconception that Christians aren’t supposed to sin. When we give our life to Christ, God fills us with His Holy Spirit. However, our flesh still lives within us, and because of this we will struggle with sin for the rest of our life. Only when we’re in heaven will our battle with sin be over. Even the apostle Paul — one of the greatest Christians who ever lived — found that sin still tried to control him. He wrote: “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me.” (Romans 7:19-20) One reason God came to live within us is to help us overcome sin. We're not in this battle alone. God will give us a new desire to do what’s right and will show us ways to avoid temptation as we draw closer to Him. The Bible says: "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Cor. 10:13)
