by Teboho Masakala
At one stage
of our lives, we have found ourselves faced with a moment of weakness. Weakness
that either changed our entire life or nearly destroyed it. Weakness if left
alone can cause havoc in our lives. Many men and women have lost their loved
ones because they couldn’t control themselves in a moment of weakness that
later came back to haunt them.
We live in a
world that is full of temptation, temptation so visible it’s hard to ignore it.
Some men became so weak seeing half clad women that they compromised their
standards, morals and forgot about their families and chased every skirt the is
out-there while some women got so tempted by money that they not only sold
their soul for it but compromised themselves just not to be seen as weak by
their peers or just to fit in with the crowd.
Temptation is
the first battle that needs to be won if one wants to conquer a moment of
weakness. It starts with temptation. Temptation starts simple, as a joke,
entertaining something seen innocent but later as it develops it becomes
problematic leading to dire consequences. Temptation is like a small tree that
just been planted, the more you water it the more it grows and if left
uncontrolled, it grows higher, to a height so high that it becomes impossible
to stop. From its roots up to branches, it becomes so strong and the only way
to stop it is to either uproot it or to strategize how best to stop it.
Familiarize
yourself with the importance of self-control, temptation can lead to your fall.
Men in history has lost their families and wives due to not being able to
control themselves and gave in to a moment of weakness. Men and women have
unplanned babies as a result of temptation disguised as fun or one night stands
which at the end caused them their dreams and some their whole life.
Some are
six-feet under due to a moment of weakness that cost their lives. Some died
after sleeping with beautiful women and handsome men who looked “cute” and
mesmerizing on the outside while carrying diseases which are unfortunately
invisible to the naked eyes. A moment of weakness has vanished promising
careers.
The sad part
is temptation and weakness knows no race nor does it choose based on your level of intelligence, it
targets even the intelligent and only self-control can help annihilate
temptation. Staying true to yourself and knowing what you want and being
focused can help.
Look around
you and see the destruction caused by weakness. You may be doing something in
secret assuming that no one see’s you but God does and by doing that, you have
allowed temptation to creep in and when it does it leads to weakness. Some men
has lost their top jobs as they couldn’t close their trousers zips, they
allowed a moment of weakness to define them.
Don’t get carried
away seeing people destroying their lives in the name of having fun and doing
all sorts of crazy things. Be focused, if you are married, be faithful to your
partner. If you are struggling with peer pressure seek help. Whatever you do
stay away from anything that will lead you to temptation. Don’t lose your life
over stupid things. Life is precious. You only get one chance in life to live,
once dead the will be no more you. Not even a clone of yourself can be you.
God can help
you overcome your weakness. Your life is in your hands. God can change your
life.
By Teboho
Masakala
Photo Credit: Teboho Masakala
