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 "question": "What is the first step in overcoming temptation?",
 "answer": "The first step in facing and overcoming temptation is to anticipate it by constant prayer. When we pray for deliverance from temptation, we acknowledge that in our flesh we are powerless to resist, but that God is able and willing to deliver us.",
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  "What is the initial response when faced with a situation where one might be tempted?",
  "How do I prepare myself for when I might be tested by sin?",
  "What is the key action that should be taken at the beginning of resisting temptation?"
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 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
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