Monday, September 7 Reject ungodliness and worldly desires.​—Titus 2:12.

[Ella Mentry]

Monday, September 7

Reject ungodliness and worldly desires.—Titus 2:12.

 

Consider an example of how we can protect ourselves from being influenced by Satan’s thinking. Jehovah has taught us that “sexual immorality and every sort of uncleanness [should] not even be mentioned among [us].” (Eph. 5:3) But what will we do if peers at work or at school start talking about sexually immoral topics? The watchman, our conscience, might sound an alarm. (Rom. 2:15) But will we listen to it? We might be tempted, instead, to listen to our peers or to look at pictures they might be sharing. But this is the time to close the city gates, so to speak, by changing the conversation or by walking away. It takes courage to resist pressure from our peers to think about or to do wrong things. We can be sure that Jehovah sees the effort we make, and he will give us the strength and wisdom we need to resist satanic thinking.—2 Chron. 16:9; Isa. 40:29; Jas. 1:5. w19.01 17-18 ¶12-13