My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. Proverbs 1:10

 One of the Christian’s main responsibilities is to avoid participating in sinful activities because sin is what causes division in the relationship between them and God. Because of God’s holiness, He cannot be around sin. If you think about it, sin usually involves more than just one person. A person invites you to go out for a wild night of drinking, someone calls you on the phone to gossip about your neighbor, or a person of the opposite sex starts a flirtatious conversation in hopes of getting you to have an affair with them..the list is endless and there’s usually an open door (temptation) for you to participate.

 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 temptation will also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

 As a child of God, you must always be on guard for the temptation to sin.   If you fail to do so, you’ll grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) and possibly mislead those outside the faith how a Christian should behave.  Satan is very crafty and will try to slide the temptation in, through another person, without much notice, and before you know it, you are in the middle of something you wish you’d never got started. 

 How do you stay on guard? Praying daily, that God would open your eyes to temptation’s invitation and provide the strength (will power) to say no, walk away, or change your thoughts, so you don’t indulge in it. I know it sounds like effort on your part, but truthfully God bears the responsibility to help you, you just have to decide who you’ll follow….Him or sin. God will reward you for remaining obedient to Him!

 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples that you should be Mine. Leviticus 20:26