Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].
—1 Thessalonians 5:22 (AMP)
Heavenly Father,
Help me choose not to have anything to do with evil—to withdraw from it and keep away from it!
Because Christ has broken sin’s power over me—by the sacrifice of His life on the cross for my sin—I have been given the freedom to choose not to sin.
So, grant me the strength to walk with You in integrity and with purity of heart—always conscious that I am called to represent Christ to this dark and evil world—in my thoughts, with my words and by my actions.
And when I feel this world of evil crowding in on me, when I feel my peace being stolen from me, or when I am tempted to buy into the lies of darkness and join in its evilness, be for me a refuge from the storm, a strong tower—where I can run and where I am kept safe in every way.
Keep me from the temptation to try to see how close I can come to evil, and yet still not sin. And let me also abstain from even the appearance of evil—from anything that might even look like it could be sin.
Help me consistently choose to move away from darkness and toward the Light of true holiness that can only be found in You.
Help me choose not to have anything to do with evil—to withdraw from it and keep away from it!
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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