I was visiting a friend recently ,he is about 10 yrs older than I am, so he is very old, he has been a Christian for along time .We were talking about our ages,and how it was affecting us,then he mentioned about having sexual thoughts,which he said he didn't want. Let me stress something that's very important ,being tempted is not a sin no matter what age you are, or how grave the temptation is. It becomes a sin when you yield to it,and run with it,instead of running from it.The wisest man who ever lived was Solomon,and yet in his old he yielded to temptation ,and brought judgement upon the whole country ,read 1 Kings 11 v 1-13. Age will not protect us from temptation, or from yielding to temptation,we may go into a religious order, but that will not protect us from being tempted,and from yielding to temptation. The fact is the tempter has no days off,and our fallen nature is still alive and kicking ,until our dying day. We need to stop and consider, that we haven't come this far in our own strength, if it was not for the Lord we could not have come this far. Nothing has changed,our God has not changed,whatever difficulties we will face,whatever temptations we may face,He promises ,'that as our days so shall your strength be' (Deuteronomy 33 v 25)
'Through many dangers ,toils and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought us safe thus far,
and grace will lead us home'
John Newton
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