A PRAYER FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION

O God of Love, I thank You for this good time of prayer. Till this moment, You have saved me from falling and getting annihilated. I thank You. Many a time I think in my heart why I have to undergo such trials and temptations in life. I examine myself to see if I am subjected to temptation because of the lust of my eyes. What I have seen as sin in others is also seen in me. O Jesus, have mercy on me. I want to be holy in my thoughts and in my mind. Give me strength in my spirit to overcome all the temptations that pursue me. Help me to stand firm till the end as Your child with holiness. All of me – spirit, soul and body – belong to You. Let not the enemy spoil any of them. Sins of the past confront me in my heart and they set in a train of vain thoughts. Guard me from them and help me to walk in Your holy way daily. Help me to know and live a life of purity and to live closer to You. I want to remain steadfast in holiness, without being tainted by this world. Let me not lose the spiritual blessings I have received from You. When I notice how temptations overturn the lives of people, I have fear and I feel discouraged. O Lord, fill me with the strength of the Spirit. I want to abound in Your love; let it not diminish. Help me to remain with the original love I had for You. I need Your grace to live in You and for You. I thank You with the trust that You would not forsake me, but would guard and protect me. O Lord, do not forsake this prayer, but guard me and lead me. In the name of Jesus Christ, I make this prayer, O good Father. Amen.