![]() The Lord makes us a promise concerning temptation in 1 Corinthians 10:13: In that way, we can see past the deception and either remove the lure out of our environment (preferably) or swim around it! Now, while a fish may be at the mercy of her instincts in an attractive lure’s presence, as believers in Jesus, we are not.īecause we have mind of Christ we can ask the Lord to help us recognize lures in our lives. Unfortunately, the hook within the lure captures the fish and costs her life. Lures are effective because, up until the moment of capture, the fish believes the lure will deliver on its promise of a tasty meal. Genesis 3:1 describes the enemy as ”cunning.” The definition of cunning is, “having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.” He studies our repeated behavior to discern which lure to use in reeling us in. The effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge.” There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behaviour including migration, foraging and habitat. Why a fish bites a baited hook or lure involves several factors related to the sensory physiology, behaviour, feeding ecology, and biology of the fish as well as the environment and characteristics of the bait/hook/lure. Wikipedia has this intriguing description of why fish behave the way they do in the presence of lures: What is the feeling the enemy is using to hook you concerning emotional eating?ĭo your temptations promise a feeling of: The lure promises pleasure, but delivers death. Rather, he is going to use a lure that resembles something he knows the fish likes! ![]() Synonyms for the word “entice” are:Ī skilled fisherman is not going to use any old lure to catch the fish. This scripture tells us that the enemy uses our heart desires to entice us. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin and sin, when its full-grown, brings forth death.” But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God” for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. On that subject, we discussed James 1:12-15: ![]() Our topic was “Taking Control of Temptation.” Emotional eating is often not about food, but the feeling behind the food. The 70s song title, “ Hooked on a Feeling” popped into my head the morning after a Live Zoom meeting I had with our Take Back Your Temple program members recently. ![]() Did you know that emotional eating has a theme song? ![]()
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