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'Live a clean life by obeying your word.' Psalm 119:9 CEV

When we give in to temptation, it's easy to blame others or our environment. 'Women dress too provocatively today...Men are too sexually aggressive...The media is too explicit.' These statements may be true, but they don't help us to overcome the tempter's tactics. Rose-coloured glasses can be deceptive when it comes to looking back. Satan, our enemy, hasn't altered his tactics. They still work because human nature hasn't changed.

David learned painfully that Bathsheba's bath routine didn't cause his failure. Owning responsibility for his behaviour, he prayed, 'I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against...you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight' (Psalm 51:3-4 NKJV). Notice two important lessons David learned: (1) He discovered that forgiveness, restoration and freedom begin by repenting and taking responsibility for our actions. (2) He also learned that the way to maintain power over our lustful nature lies in frequent time spent in God's word, not through our own efforts.

'How can a young person stay on the path of purity?' God's answer isn't mystifying or hard to understand. His universal solution is, 'By living according to your word.' David's new attitude and purity of heart came from practising this truth: 'I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you' (Psalm 119:11 NIV). And that's a formula for victory that will work for you too.


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