Nov 18.97: Light For The Day - "Why Keep The Faith? (2)"

" The Difference in me is Jesus Christ! " -- Anon.
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"If you listen to Me, you will know what is right,
just, and fair. You will know what you should
do. You will become wise, and your knowledge
will give you pleasure. Your insight and
understanding will protect you and prevent you
from doing the wrong thing. They will keep you
away from people who stir up trouble by what
they say -- those who have abandoned a
righteous life to live in the darkness of sin, those
who find pleasure in doing wrong and who enjoy
senseless evil.
-- Proverbs 2:9-15 (TEV)

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"Why Keep The Faith?" 

A teenage girl found herself contiually tempted by
her friends to do things she knew she shouldn't.
Once she was offered drugs, occasionally she was
offered alcohol, often she was approached by boys
who tried to take advantage of her. 

Her constant reply was that she was a Christian. 
Usually she was made fun of for her faith. One
time, however, a friend asked her why her faith
made such a difference. 

The girl replied, "I really want to do what God asks
me to. When I do what He wants, I feel better about
myself. When I do wrong, I feel terrible. I'd rather
feel good inside and have people make fun of me,
than feel lousy and give in to temptation."

Faith like that is hard to have. It is easy to give into
temptation when it constantly attacks you. But it's
good to know that when we resist the temptations
that God makes it all worth while. He makes us feel
good about ourselves and gives us even more
power to resist in the future.

PRAYER: 
Dear Father, I am faced by so many temptations.
Help me to resist them. Grant that I might rely on
your will and power. Be with me in every situation.
Amen.

-- Dan & Nancy Dick


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"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive,
if you have faith." -- Matthew 21:22 (RSV)

"And He said to the woman, 
'Your faith has saved you; go in peace.' " 
-- Luke 7:50 (RSV) 

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