Posted by Peter Kennedy on Wednesday Mar 6, 2013 under Devotions in
James, "but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is
dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." -
James 1:14-15.
In November 2012, a study in Finland found that living
near a bar encourages people to overindulge. Researchers in Finland
found that of nearly 55,000 Finnish adults followed for seven years,
those who moved closer to bars were somewhat more likely to increase
their drinking. When a person moved one kilometer (0.6 mile) closer to a
bar, the odds of becoming a heavy drinker rose 17 percent. A "heavy
drinker" meant more than 10 ounces a week for men and about seven ounces
a week for women, of distilled alcohol. The link doesn't prove that
mere distance from a bar turns people into alcohol abusers, according to
the researchers.
"Factors other than proximity are also likely to
explain the observed association," said lead researcher Jaana L.
Halonen, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Kuopio. When
the researchers looked at patterns over time, it turned out that people
who moved closer to bars - or had bars move closer to them - tended to
have higher odds of becoming a heavy drinker. The increased risk was
modest.
But at the population level, Dr. Halonen noted, even a modest
association between access to bars and heavy drinking becomes "notable."
When temptation approaches, many fall into sin. Today in prayer, ask
the Lord to keep you away from temptation and to deliver you from all
evil. "The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may
crown." - Ambrose God's Word: "For we do not have a high priest who is
unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been
tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin." - Hebrews
4:15.
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2013, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN
JAMES.
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