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I have tried to resist….honestly….but I can’t resist temptation …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 5 Aug

A famous saying ….. I can resist everything but temptation That is me right now ….. I have been trying to be good…… Don’t have it You don’t need it You have it now….and there’ll be none left Yes, yes, I KNOW all that...

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Somebody PLEASE tell me to bake some cookies!

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 22 Aug 22

Since my stomach is finally starting to feel a little better, I really, really want to bake some chocolate cookies. I have a gluten free recipe that is actually very tasty, especially if you keep them in the freezer. Trouble...

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"Do not bring us to the test..."

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 21 Feb 21

Today's Gospel dwells on a 40 day duration of our Lord Jesus being tempted in the desert. Most likely, we all know the story. Do we? Forty, of course, is a significant number in the History of Salvation. Rained 40 days and 40...

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I Am Going Book Crazy

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 17 Jul 20

Goodness, I am stumbling across all these new authors. I am going out of my way to enter giveaways to try and get their books for free, and searching for older books at the used book store. I'm chatting with them on Facebook,...

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Nope, temptation is not a sin.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 2 Mar 20

The liturgy on the first Sunday of Lent is about temptation. Thus, we hear again the story of the first couple who committed the original sin. And made us inherit that grievous sin. Sigh! Then, in the Gospel, that forked-tongue...

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Jelly beans!

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 8 Aug 19

Do you like jelly beans? MyLotters in the US know what I'm talking about, but for myLotters in other parts of the world, do you have jelly beans or something similar? I love the different flavored ones by Jelly Belly, but they're...

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Date Poem: Tuesday, May Twenty-Eighth, Two Thousand And Nineteen

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 29 May 19

Temptations are everywhere; Man faces Them Every day; but most do not Think of asking for The Lord's help to Avoid them; as they do not ack- Nowledge God. © Stacey Uffelman 5-29-19

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I couldn't resist a moment longer!

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 24 Mar 19

My husband and I have both been trying to lose a few pounds (why, why, WHY is it so hard to do???) We're both down a few pounds, but a few more to go. (I need to lose about seven or eight.) We've been pretty good about resisting...

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I was being so strong...

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 18 Feb 19

but I just couldn't help myself. I've resisted sweets for over a week, but today the temptation was too much to overcome. Seeing the half bag of chocolate chips in the fridge pushed me over the edge. Don't judge me. The chopped...

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Do you feel hungry at dawn?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 10 Feb 19

There is no doubt that this is the worst time to feel hungry, but this often happens to many people... Would you be one of them? If your answer is "yes", what do you eat? or can you resist temptation? Haha!

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Some Solutions Just Don't Make NO Sense!

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 11 Jan 19

There is a scripture that says something to the effect: “You have not endured any temptation such as is not common to man.” Basically that means … In this life, crap happens! We all go through crap in our lives!...

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Holiday Sweets are my Weakness!

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 21 Dec 18

Well, it's already December 21st. Most companies and social clubs have already had their Christmas parties. I've been to a couple. The food....oh YUM!! Tonight for my bowling league, we are all supposed to bring food. It's not...

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Ward off those temptations.

sofs @sofssu (23660) 9 Dec 18

Its going to be sugar free cakes this time. I am off sugars and refined flour so I am planing on baking maybe one or two small almond flour cakes with some kind of artificial sweetener.. This is basically to ward off any form of...

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I´ll go to bed. A salami is tempting me.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 26 Sep 18

The day is ending and if I stay up for a longer time, I will gain more weight. The last day I went to the supermarket, I had to buy a salami that was dancing in front of my eyes. Now that I´m alone, the salami is much smaller...

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Do you drink cold coffee?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 24 Sep 18

My dad used to drink iced coffee in the Summer. I never developed a liking for it. But that's not what I'm asking about. This morning, when I stumbled to my desk, I found 1/3 of a cup of coffee there. Coffee doesn't keep me from...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 1 Sep 18

Day 10 Luke 4:1 Luke 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they...

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Can you resist eating fast food? I am trying!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 29 Aug 18

Hi mylotters. In India too, the trend of fast food eating has caught up. On weekends, in malls, it's seen many people enjoy eating fast food like pizza, french fries, burgers etc. I know in USA the fast food culture is very much...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 1 Jul 18

Day 73 Matthew 26:36-46 Matthew 26:36 Then came Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,...

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Hooked on Gin.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 12 May 18

I recall two periods in my life when every opportunity was thrown at me to become hooked on alcoholic beverages - but I did not. The first time was during my stint in the diplomatic service . Usually the diplomatic community in...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 Apr 18

Day 4 Matthew 4:1-11 Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry. 3 And when the tempter came to...

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