this week has kinda been so bad, because of a lot (and i mean a lot) of temptations. temptations! temptations in the sense that i used to have an extremely horribly terribly bad habit of judging other people and gossiping about them and in the book of james chapter 4:11-12, it says, "Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you — who are you to judge your neighbor?" and sometimes its so easy to fall back into the bad habit if i don't keep a tight reign on my tongue.

so yea, who are you to judge your neighbour huh? your friend? your school mate? someone you don't even know? or gossip about them when you don't know the true facts? only God has the power and authority to judge and give judgment. do we sit on the judgment throne? i don't think so, nuh-uh, no no no

back to my week, i realiseee that though i don't judge them like i used to do, there are still a lot of parts in my life that need cleansing and purification with the holy fire! the cleansing power of the Holy Spirit was symbolized by fire in isaiah 6:6-7, "Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."

although im not entirely pure cause i can never be, i'm glad that no temptation that comes against me will ever be too great to handle cause, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." (1 corinthians 10:13) amennn.

oooh, one thing i realised this week is that i keep asking the Holy Spirit for guidance, but what i didn't realise was that He is already guiding me! and i always wonder if the Lord is speaking to me, but He is always, always speaking to me! He speaks to me when i am about to do something sinful like talking bad about someone behind their backs, a gentle prodding will come to my inner-spirit saying, "Is this something you should be doing? Will this bring glory to God?" and once I realised that, it made facing temptation a lot easier, knowing that He is with me, guiding me, and always 'providing a way out' so that i can 'stand up under it'.

although i fail and sin every single day, His grace is always sufficient :)

yes indeed, the Lord has been abundant in His blessings this week!

2 Timothy 2:16, "Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly."