Don’t put yourself in position for sin… If we let our guards down we can easily be fooled. Sometimes temptations are really strong. Which is why God left us powerful tools, because he knew we would struggle with sin in this world. But a true follower of Christ does not practice sin. Now since we Christians don’t or shouldn’t be practicing sin, it doesn’t mean we won’t be tempted. Of course we are going to be tempted we live in a sinful world. But that’s why we need to constantly be renewing ourselves in Jesus with the Holy Spirit. The word of God says we need to constantly die to our flesh. We must read the word daily, that way when we are tempted we can back ourselves up with the word of God. When you feel like you can’t, get on your knees and surrender. Talk to God, tell him how you feel and plead for help. Temptation is no joke and I completely get that. I’ll be the first one to raise my hand and tell you it’s really hard. But that is why we can’t put ourselves in position to sin. If you know something tempts you why are you putting yourself near it. If you have friends that love to party and get completely wasted, why do you attend the party with them? Sometimes we think we are too strong, but God is clear in the word..

“Therefore let the one who thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

I like this version as well..

“So beware if you think it could never happen to you, lest your pride becomes your downfall.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬ ‭TPT‬‬

We need to be careful because sometimes we think it won’t happen to us. We become too confident and we put down our guards. We need to be constantly watching out because the devil comes prowling like a lion to kill, destroy and steal. Don’t think you are not capable of falling or failing. We are all not perfect, if we don’t watch out we will be harmed. Our Spirits, souls, minds, salvations will be wounded/put in jeopardy. The Bible tells us to flee from sin. The Bible also tells us,

“And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭30‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Now, God is not telling us to literally cut off our hand. What he is trying to tell you is to cut off the very thing that is making you sin. You know the very thing that leads you to sin, remove it from your life. If you need to put boundaries, put them. Its better than letting it cost you your life. It’s not worth keeping because at the end it’s only going to harm you, it’s going to cost you your salvation. Those who are living in sin will not go to heaven, God is clear. You have to repent, meaning turn away from that sin and live in holiness. That’s not to say that you won’t fail, but you shouldn’t be making that same sin consistently. You have to confess your sin, and turn completely away from it. It shouldn’t be something that is a part of your way of living. Don’t give the devil an ounce of room to make you fall. Know what leads you to temptation and run! Don’t touch it, neither go near it. Please don’t think you are too strong to withstand it.