When it comes to sinful behavior, how close can we get?

That's the wrong question, according to Nancy Lee DeMoss.

Why are we so prone to defend choices that take us right to the edge of sin?

And why are we so reluctant to make radical choices to protect our hearts and our minds from sin.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee-Demause for Thursday, October 18th.

You'll face temptation today.

You can't always avoid it, but you can put some guardrails in place to avoid some temptation

and to help you say no to it.

We'll get some tips on avoiding the destructiveness of sin as Nancy continues in a series called Seeking Him,

discovering the joy of personal revival.

We've been talking about the process of sanctification and how mortification is an important part of that process,

putting to death our sinful, fleshly desires

and appetites.

Now, I want to say that mortification involves more than just getting rid of things that are

inherently sinful.

That goes without saying.

But mortification also suggests the willingness to eliminate influences in our lives that may not be

sinful in and of themselves, but that could fuel or feed unholy desires, thoughts, behavior,

and thereby lead us into sin. It means cutting off every possible means to sin.

The practical illustration that just comes to mind is if I'm on a diet,

I don't want to stock up my house, my kitchen, with chocolate and chips

and things that are going to tempt me to go off my dad.

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