He Hides The Price Tag

September 26

"For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil;
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood..."
Proverbs 5:3-4

Satan seduces a person with pleasure. If one doesn't know Satan's ways, how can he avoid it? Just as the most important thing in life is to know the Lord, one must also know his enemy.

"Be sober, be vigilant,
because your adversary the devil
walks about like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour."
1 Peter 5:8

When you are tempted with pleasure, be aware of what is happening. You will feel the pleasure just thinking about it, and THAT is the work of Satan in his intent to destroy you ...but he never shows you ...the price tag.

Earnestly pray for grace to overcome, it doesn't come naturally, you are being seduced by a supernatural enemy. He's targeting your weakness with imaginations of pleasure. Don't go near wherever the temptation lies. Avoid it like the plague.

"Remove your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house..."
Proverbs 5:8

If it's a sexual temptation, consider seriously the immorality of the one seducing you. She will use her wiles, her flatteries, her offers of pleasure but should you fall to her, she will stain you with sin and lead you on a path you never intended to go. The lure of sin is deception.

"Sin fascinates, then it assassinates.
It thrills, then it kills.
It will take you farther than you wanted to go,
keep you longer than you wanted to stay,
and cost you more than you were willing to pay."
-Adrian Rogers

Your iniquities will trap you. You will be chained to sin and it will be hell to try to get out.

It's not worth it. Flee!