HOW TO AVOID TEMPTATION THROUGH THE HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Story of Caleb Rain drummed against the coffee shop window, echoing the anxious rhythm in Caleb’s chest. His laptop glowed on the wooden table. A toxic website he had vowed never to visit again was only one click away. The familiar urge pulled at him, whispering that no one would know and that this one time would not matter. The content looked tempting, but a painful experience had taught him where it led: inner ruin. His hand hovered over the trackpad. He felt trapped. Then a notification appeared on his phone: the daily verse from his online church group. He read 1 Corinthians 10:13 : “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape...” The words jolted him awake. God is faithful. Caleb understood that feeling tempted was not itself a sin; surrendering to it would be. He was not trapped. God had promised a way ou...