Medicine for Temptations; Day598

Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You.  Psalm 119:11

Quadrant I-Urgent and Important
42 Mile Bike Ride

Reading List
Sharepoint 2010 Search Pro, p30

24Hour Report
0645, End of Sleep,
0705, Coffee, bagel
0730, Drop off Mercedes ML350 to Christian Brothers for Service B
0930, 42Mile Bike Ride with RaulS. Previewing Rosedale Ride 2010 [Website]
1300, End of Ride
1400, Cook for Brent
1500, Drop off Brent
1600, Pickup ML350. Service B costs $9
ML350 is due for Service B.
-Parking Light left not working-Unplug/replug-ok $98.88 labor
-Transmission Fluid Service B-$476.79
-Oil Change-$84.90
-Replace Air Filter-$98.15
-Replace power steering hose-86.19
Total $924.77
Next Service-2/20/2013
1700, Play ping-pong with Brent
1730, Vacuum house
1800, Iron clothes
1900, Reupholstered kitchen table chairs
2200, Bible Study Psalm 119:11  [read more]

Temptations-The act of being tempted [doing something wrong]
    Wrong? At what standard? God’s Standard
    Impure thoughts/acts
    Greed
    Covetousness
    Criticism
    Unloving Attitude
    Immorality
    Lying
    Cheating
    Dishonesty
    Disloyalty
    Unfaithfulness

Overcoming Temptations:
    1. Ask for God’s help
    2. Fight with the Word of God [medicine]
    3. Remove yourself from the situation
    4. Depart/Flee
    5. Don’t entertain
    6. Don’t look or peek
    7. Don’t listen

Avoiding Temptations:
    1. Don’t put yourself in the situation
    2. Discern/recognize immediately that you are tempted.
    3. Stay in the Word daily
    4. Stay in prayer
    5. Stay in worship attitude 24/7
    6. Delete dangerous friends in your life
    7. Monitor what you watch on tv
    8. Monitor what you look/see on the web
    9. Monitor what you listens
    10. Monitor the people around you-stay away if they brings temptations
    11. Monitor what you say-if it does not encourage anyone, just keep it to yourself
    12. Don’t play with fire [temptations] you will get burned.
    13. Stay at home – read a book or study [be fruitful in every way]
    14. Delete partying – many temptations/failures start there

Barnes Psalm 119:11 –
Thy word have I hid in mine heart – Compare the notes at Psa_37:31. The word rendered “hid” means properly to conceal, so that a thing may be secret, private, inaccessible; then, to lay up in private, to treasure up. to hoard – as money or jewels – commonly “hidden” from public view. Job_20:26; Psa_17:14. Then it means to lay up in one’s heart, as a secret, inaccessible place; to hide one’s thoughts; purposes, designs; or to lay up knowledge or wisdom in the heart as a treasure, Job_10:13; Pro_2:1; Pro_7:1. The meaning here is, that he had “treasured” up the word of God, as the most valuable thing, in his heart; it was “there,” though unseen; it constituted the secret power by which he was governed; it was permanently deposited there, as the most valuable of his treasures.

That I might not sin against thee – That it might protect me from sinning against thee. That I might be continually guided by its precepts; that I might be admonished of duty; that I might be deterred from going astray.