John 8:31b-32 “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world
1 John 4:1-4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Keep God's Word In Your Heart
Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:133 Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
Proverbs 6:23-26 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a seductress. Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
Live by God's every word, doing His will
Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
John 4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work."
Purpose in your heart
Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Keep away from ungodly influences; Meditate on God's Word
"Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper." Psalm 1:1-3
Set nothing wicked before your eyes
Psalm 119:37
Keep God's Word In Your Heart
Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:133 Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
Proverbs 6:23-26 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a seductress. Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
Live by God's every word, doing His will
Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
John 4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work."
Purpose in your heart
Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Keep away from ungodly influences; Meditate on God's Word
"Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper." Psalm 1:1-3
Set nothing wicked before your eyes
Psalm 119:37
Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.
Psalm 101:3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.
Job 31:1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look [lustfully] upon a young woman?
Job 31:1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look [lustfully] upon a young woman?
Genesis 39:9b ...How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Don't give yourself opportunities to sin
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Sexual immorality is like playing with fire
Proverbs 6:27-29 Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
Shun all ungodly influences and vile media from your life
Numbers 33:52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places
Deliverance and victory comes through Jesus Christ
Romans 7:24-25a O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
1 Corinthians 15:56-57 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faith is the victory
1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
Behold Jesus and your sins will be taken away
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ sets you free
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Don't give yourself opportunities to sin
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Sexual immorality is like playing with fire
Proverbs 6:27-29 Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
Shun all ungodly influences and vile media from your life
Numbers 33:52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places
Deliverance and victory comes through Jesus Christ
Romans 7:24-25a O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
1 Corinthians 15:56-57 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faith is the victory
1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
Behold Jesus and your sins will be taken away
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ sets you free
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
The Spirit will lift a standard against the enemy
Isaiah 59:19 ...When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.
Feeling condemned and discouraged? Keep looking to Jesus, walk in the Spirit
Hebrews 12:3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Help found in God's throne of grace
Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Reckon yourself dead to sin, but alive to God
Romans 6:11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God's grace keeps sin from having dominion over you
Romans 6:12-14 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Bodies a living sacrifice; Mind Renewal
Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Be vigilant, submit to God, resist the devil
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
With every temptation, God provides a way of escape
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Choose to who you will serve
Joshua 24:15 “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
God works in you, giving you the power to serve Him
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Flee lusts, but pursue the Spirit's fruit with those who call on the Lord (in prayer)
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Your body is a temple for God's Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:18-19 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
Walk in the Spirit and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh
Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh
Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Life and peace found in being spiritually minded
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
Arm yourself with with the mind of Christ
1 Peter 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
Purified by the hope
1 John 3:2-3 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
God will preserve you blameless
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
God will keep you from falling
Jude 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy
God's precious promises
2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Also see Escaping Escapism
Also see How to grow spiritually strong
Helpful Resources:
Drug Addictions: http://www.na.org , http://www.justasiamministries.com
Alcoholism: http://www.aa.org
Sexual Addictions: http://www.purelifeministries.org , http://www.saa-recovery.org
Gambling Addictions: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org
Videogame Addiction: https://gamequitters.com/
Helpful music playlists on Youtube
Hymns About The Gospel
Faith and Courage
Songs about the gospel (bluegrass)
Christian counsel in song (bluegrass)
Courage and Comfort (bluegrass)
Spiritual warfare (bluegrass)
Feeling condemned and discouraged? Keep looking to Jesus, walk in the Spirit
Hebrews 12:3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Help found in God's throne of grace
Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Reckon yourself dead to sin, but alive to God
Romans 6:11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God's grace keeps sin from having dominion over you
Romans 6:12-14 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Bodies a living sacrifice; Mind Renewal
Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Be vigilant, submit to God, resist the devil
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
With every temptation, God provides a way of escape
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Choose to who you will serve
Joshua 24:15 “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
God works in you, giving you the power to serve Him
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Flee lusts, but pursue the Spirit's fruit with those who call on the Lord (in prayer)
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Your body is a temple for God's Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:18-19 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
Walk in the Spirit and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh
Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh
Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Life and peace found in being spiritually minded
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
Arm yourself with with the mind of Christ
1 Peter 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
Purified by the hope
1 John 3:2-3 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
God will preserve you blameless
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
God will keep you from falling
Jude 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy
God's precious promises
2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Also see Escaping Escapism
Also see How to grow spiritually strong
Helpful Resources:
Drug Addictions: http://www.na.org , http://www.justasiamministries.com
Alcoholism: http://www.aa.org
Sexual Addictions: http://www.purelifeministries.org , http://www.saa-recovery.org
Gambling Addictions: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org
Videogame Addiction: https://gamequitters.com/
Helpful music playlists on Youtube
Hymns About The Gospel
Faith and Courage
Songs about the gospel (bluegrass)
Christian counsel in song (bluegrass)
Courage and Comfort (bluegrass)
Spiritual warfare (bluegrass)
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