When Rejecting Temptation Leads to Rejection Genesis 39: 19-23 Theme: It is only in the place of preparation that we become who we were meant to be! I. THE PLACE OF PROTECTION v19 II. THE PLACE OF PROMOTION Chapter 41 III. THE PLACE OF PREPARATION Chapter 40 {On Your OWN} We have spent three weeks studying the sin Joseph resisted. What was the key? Simple, he fled. He ran away and did what was right. To resist temptation, Charles Swindoll in his book Joseph says you must have four things in mind. These four lessons we should learn from Joseph’s life: 1. We must not be weakened by our situation. 2. We must not be deceived by the persuasion. 3. We must not be gentle with our emotions. 4. We must not be confused with the immediate results. First, Joseph’s situation was safe. He had what he needed and more than he could have imagined. Yet, he would have eased up based on his circumstances. He did not. The request offered to Joseph was real and real tempting.