Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Don't Let Temptation and Lust Have a Seat
Read Chapter 7 of Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. Primary Scripture: Psalm 23:5; James 1:13–15; 1 Corinthians 10:13.
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Giglio moves into some of the most intimate territory in the book — the daily invitation of temptation — and makes the case that the table God has set for us is more satisfying than anything the Enemy is offering.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Giglio frames temptation not as a sign that something is wrong with you, but as a confirmation that the Enemy knows where you are seated and wants to pull you away from it. How does that reframe the experience of being tempted?
2.James 1:13–15 traces the progression from temptation to sin to death: desire is conceived, grows, and produces sin. Giglio uses this sequence to show that the time to refuse the Enemy a seat is at the very beginning — not after the desire has grown. At what point in that progression do you most often try to intervene? Why is earlier always better?
3.1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that with every temptation, God provides "a way out." Giglio emphasizes that we have to actually *look* for and *take* that exit. Think of a specific recurring temptation in your life: what does the "way out" typically look like in that situation? Have you been taking it?