But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.   Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. James 1:14-15 (ESV)   Temptation is all around us. Many of us face all types of temptation daily. It can be in the form of lying, stealing, cheating, gluttony, engaging in sexual encounters that are not according to God‘s word, recreational drugs, other illegal/ illicit activities, and the list ca

Yet you do not know the least thing about what may happen in your life tomorrow. What is secure in your life? You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air]. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and we will do this or that.” James 4:14-15 (AMP)   But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked fo

Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Psalm 119:36 (ESV) Set your minds on things that are above, not on things...