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When Temptation Feels Impossible to Resist

Today Can Be Different Posted on October 28, 2026 by SherylOctober 26, 2026
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No matter what happens in our lives, in the world, or in our battles with sin or temptation, we can be certain, deep down, unshakably certain, that God wins in the end. Not only in some things. Not only in the “big” things. In all things.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged comfort, Ephesians 6:10, forgiveness, freedom, joy, overcoming temptation, peace, shame, shameful behavior, sinful temptation, temptation, temptations, tempted to sin, truth | Leave a reply

We Can Overcome Sin

Today Can Be Different Posted on October 15, 2025 by SherylOctober 13, 2025
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When God’s Spirit lives inside us, we can conquer our flesh (our sinful nature). Whenever we set our minds on the things of the Spirit (God’s ways), we access the power we have in Christ to stop sinning.

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Posted in Couldn't Categorize (for countless reasons!) | Tagged choices, overcome sin, Romans 8:5, sin, sin nature, sin warning, sinful, sinful act, sinful activities, sinful behavior, sinful choices, sinful habits, sinful paths, sinful temptation, sinless life, sins

The Progressive Nature of Sin

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 25, 2024 by SherylSeptember 25, 2024

When you think about some of the worst acts you’ve ever committed, can you recall how you got to that point? One wrong thought gave way to another, which led to an immoral choice, which gave birth to a lie. The lie led to another wrong thought, another immoral choice, another lie.

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Are You Ready To Stop Backsliding?

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 18, 2024 by SherylSeptember 18, 2024

We have no hope of changing if we don’t change who or what we surrender ourselves to. Whether we’re yielding to peer pressure, fear of failure, rejection or the devil himself, we’ve got to do whatever is necessary to start loving God more than we love our sin.

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Sin’s Snowball Effect

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 6, 2024 by SherylSeptember 6, 2024

Why do we feel compelled to present or hand over ourselves (physically or mentally) to behavior that will bring about negative consequences? What would happen if we asked God to remind us what our bad choices cost us the last time we offered our members (parts) of our bodies to sin?

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