If We Would Stand Strong Against Temptation, We Must Stand WITH Other Men Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: If We Would Stand Strong------------- Date: 08/05/1998 Keywords: "relationships" "mentor","friendship" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you STAND STRONG in the face of sexual temptation. Today's 3-Minute Bible Study takes us back to Philippians 4:8-9. Yesterday, we paid attention to the importance of thinking about God's pure truth as a means of standing strong against impure things (like Internet pornography). Today, our focus turns to the importance of RELATIONSHIPS with others in our fight to stand strong. Here are the verses again: Philippians 4:8-9* 8 - Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. 9 - The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you." Notice. Paul assumed that the Philippian Christians had observed his own purity. They could learn from his example because they knew how he lived. If you are struggling with Internet pornography and want to stop your involvement with it, there are a number of resources to which you can turn for help. Chief among them are the people God has placed in your life. The Philippians could look to Paul's example and mimic him. What about you? Who are the men you look up to? Who are the men you admire and respect? Write their names in the space below?     Are you close enough to them to talk with them? Are you willing to be open with them about an area of temptation in your life (pornography)? If you share your struggle with them, they may very well share a personal struggle they are having with you, because God intends that we help each other. Are you willing to let another man "in" on your struggle? Will you ask for his help in your desire to stand strong against involvement with porn? If "YES" write the name of the man you will approach in the space below and the date and time when you will get in touch with him.   THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God wants you and me to stand strong against sexual impurity. This would include the damaging, sexually explicit material on the Internet. One of the ways He equips us to do that is by providing us with friends who will talk with us, pray with us, link arms and walk with us through temptation. Be willing to find that friend who will be a ally to help you stand strong. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."