James: Growing UpEnduring Tests: James 1:13-18May 3, 2015Please turn to James 1:13Michael’s Personal Goal: To keep my desires on things above Temptation (): to allure/entice toward something unwise or wicked1.Temptation is Inevitable (V 13a)2.Temptation isn’t Something God Does to Us (V 13b)3.Temptation Follows a Consistent Process (V 14-15) To entice (): to bate or to lure(Alluring external bate + Inward desire) + An act of our will = disaster4.Temptation Would Have Us Buy Into a Lie (V 16) “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1John 4:183Keys to Victory1.Hide His Word in your heart (V 18)2.Keep looking up (V 17)Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-23.Practice Spiritual BreathingExhale: Confess: agree with God about what He already knows Inhale: Surrender the control of your life to Christ What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?