For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
Therefore, we have no choice! We must experience the presence of God, lavished upon us, as what satisfies our cravings.
Otherwise, purity from the heart is not possible. I know from personal experience that when you begin to experience God this way, it isn’t as easy to fall into temptation since His presence is what sustains you.
Compared to God, nothing else is nearly as attractive anymore. You can know this from personal experience too. Think of it.
If you were actually being reassured and finding your thrill and pleasure in the presence of God, if God really was your security, your ability to say, “No” to sin, would increase greatly.
The push to reassure yourself with sin, wouldn’t be there.
Rather than having a heart set on having to make sin work for us, we need to set our heart on quenching our thirst with the Spirit of God.
Otherwise, we will be too weak to stand against temptation. You can find the strength to say no to temptation by finding reassurance another way.
It is only by quenching our thirst with the glory of the Father that we walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4).
Let yourself believe the truth will make you free: “…put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Romans 13:12 – 14).
Let me stress, we are to put on and wear the light around our body. Why is that? It is because of our humanity that we need reassurance.
If by receiving the presence of God, you put on and wear the Holy Spirit you will be much stronger in regard to the lusts of your flesh!
You will be strong because God will be quenching your thirsty desires. You won’t be driven into weakness toward sin because God’s presence is what quenches your thirst.
Rather than having a heart that is set on making sin be what reassures you, set your heart on quenching your thirst with the Spirit of God.
Our human glory falls short of God’s. We need to apply His presence to where the need is.
It is by thrilling ourselves with the light of the Spirit around us, rather than thrilling ourselves with sin, that we “…make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Romans 13:14).
Reality is that you need to quench your thirst with the Holy Spirit now. Otherwise, the twisted glory of sin will become too strong for you to resist.
It is by God’s intentional design that your thirsty need is strong enough to overpower you at times!
But that God made our thirst so strong is not a reason to go on living in sin. It is His full intention to fill your need—here and now, enough so that you are able to cling to Him and not fall so easily.
You can repent because you want God more than sin and you can have His presence, abundantly! Let your heart believe it!
Revelation
The Lord said that the devil cannot bear the presence of a sanctified Christian. He cannot stand in his presence.
The devil can not even look at a child of God wearing the clothes of the holiness of God. And the devil can not contain the holiness of God.