"KEEP FOLLOWING" JESUS DESPITE TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS - Continue

 When you make a dedication to Jehovah, you disown yourself. This means that you say no to personal desires and ambitions that would displease Jehovah. (Matthew 16:24) So when you face a test, you will not need to spend time debating what to do. You will have already shut the door on all options except one-faithfulness to Jehovah. You will remain firmly resolved   to please Jehovah. You will be in that sense like Job. Even though he faced extremely difficult trials, he resolutely stated: "I will not renunce my integrity!" - JOB 27:5.

By reflecting on your prayer of dedication to Jehovah, you will find the strength to resist any temptation. For example, would you start flirting with another's person's mate? Certainly not! You will have already said to that. You will thus spare yourself the anguish of having to deal with improper feelings after they have taken root. You will "turn away" from the path of the wicked." - PROVERBS 4:14, 15. 

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