Time to Retreat? Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Time to Retreat?-------------------------- Date: 8/24/2002 Keywords: "retreat" "setback" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Matthew 14:13* When Jesus heard [about the beheading of John the Baptist], he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Questions 1. How did Jesus respond to trials?   2. What can we learn from him?   Practical help Note what Jesus did not do. After his friend — and cousin — was killed by Herod, the son of God did not call down squadrons of angels to avenge the murder. By not exercising his supernatural powers, Jesus identified himself with humanity. He took a route that all of us can take in the face of adversity. What was that route? Oddly enough, it was a retreat. No sermons, no journeys, no confabs with the disciples. Jesus made time to commune with his father alone. How often we forget the powerful weapon of prayer in our struggle against pornography. After a setback, we feel tempted to make new vows, meet with accountability partners — do anything, really, but what Jesus did. Maybe it's time for a retreat. The father is waiting to meet you. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. ---