S - 1 Cor 10:13 (NIV)
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
O - This is a key verse for those who have succumb to the temptation of pornography and sexual addiction. The temptation I face is common to man, and the devil wants to shame us and make us think we are all alone in this struggle and that we will be rejected by God because of our shame. But this scripture says not only are we not alone, but that God would not let us be tempted beyond which we can handle and will provide a way out.
A - The application for me is to remember this verse when I am tempted to look at pornography. The temptation is there but I no longer believe I have to give in to the temptation but instead can resist the temptation and look toward God for a way out.
P - Dear heavenly Father, thank you for this word, may it be sealed to my heart so that I may refer to it frequently when I am tempted. I pray all this in Jesus Christ name
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