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2. Remember who you are.

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit if you are a believer in Christ. Don’t forget this. Take care of
God’s temple. Feed it with the proper food. Don’t overfeed it. Don’t drink damaging drinks like alcohol.
Don’t take damaging drugs. Exercise your body and keep it fit. Give it enough sleep. All these are ways
we care for God’s temple. But one important way is not to abuse it. And sexual promiscuity is definitely
a destruction of God’s temple.

I Corinthians 3:17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and

you are that temple.

3. There is a way out.

When temptation comes, especially sexual temptation, remember that God has make a way to bypass
the sin. He had created another path for you to walk – a way of escape.

I Corinthians 10:12-13 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No
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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.

When tempted to lust after a woman who may be improperly dressed, look at her face. Then pray for
her. The Bible says, “Flee youthful lusts.” (2 Tim 2:22) so another response is to look away and/or to
walk away. If you allow your eyes to ponder the situation, you will fall. Turn away and you will conquer.

I Peter 2:15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of
foolish people.

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