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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Recently I've been reading the Purpose Driven Life book, using it for my quiet time for just 40days. And on Day 26, it's about Growing Through Temptation. The question that they asked me to consider was: What Christlike character quality can I develop by defeating the most common temptation I face?

I think the temptation that I face now is anger. I have been getting irritated at people more often than usual, getting more cranky. Came up with excuses why I'm become crankier, but after all it's still excuses. I need to learn to have patience with people around me. I lose it because I don't like the way they work and I think it's also because of jealousy or pride. Thinking that I'm good, and others know nothing at all or little. God is trying to get me to learn. Yes I used to be very patient with everyone, but I change too. I'm learning in every step of my life. Asking God to help me through is the only way. Though I feel like I'm getting further from God, but I'll do everything I can to get back that relationship. I still have that want to learn so much about God, sometimes I'm just lazy, or don't put it as my first priority, or I give in to temptation : TV.

Every temptation is an opportunity to do good.


11:33 PM