200. How Do You Respond to HALTS?

Welcome to episode #200! This week, Matt and Braden talk about a different perspective when you are feeling Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired or Stressed. 

When you go through trials, don’t just avoid the trial to avoid sin, but rather ask how you can use it to mature. 

We need to realize that when we are simply pursuing comfort rather than being at peace in the discomfort, that is a worldly response. All we are trying to do is get out of the situation and we end up avoiding the chance to mature emotionally. Jesus models being in this situation when he is tempted in the desert. When he was hungry and alone and the devil came to tempt him, he didn’t go eat first - His response was not a physical comfort. His response was speaking truth to the enemy and the heart of the situation, not the immediate satisfaction. This response set him as an example as we began his ministry. 

We can’t rely on our own strength, we need to learn to rely on God. 

God can raise the dead and scripture tells us to rely on him. And he wants to help us in the midst of our trials and temptations. He wants us to go to him and he will sustain, get you through and heal you. Things might seem too hard or the journey too long, but God is with you and he is sufficient. We need to welcome Him into the moment and learn how to let those temptations push us towards him rather than just asking him to take them away. Focus on Him and praise him rather than focus on the temptation. 

View HALTS as a holy moment of discomfort that God wants to work in. 

It takes intentional work to change your mentality. It can be hard to remember thankfulness when you are going through temptation or are experiencing HALTS. It is a practice to engage in. It can be easier to work things into our life (work, relationships, etc) so we don’t have to feel those moments of loneliness or anger, etc. But when you take those moments and view them as a holy moment, God can use them to become the centre of your life. 

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Braden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He has been married for 14 years to his wife Kristen, and they live in Edmonton, Alberta. He is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.com

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Matt and his wife Louise raise their little guys, David and Oliver, in Edmonton, Alberta. He is honoured to do what he can to tackle the epidemic of pornography and sexual perversion in every way possible. Seeing lives and marriages get free and experience the love of God in profound ways is what drives him every day. He leads Restored Ministries, is a certified speaker and coach for the John Maxwell Team, and formerly played hockey in the WHL and for Hockey Canada. You can visit www.restoredministries.ca.