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Recognize · Refuse · Replace
Recognize · Refuse · Replace
A practical tool for the moment temptation hits — rooted in Romans 6 and who you are in Christ.
I built this from something I actually use in my own life. Not theory — a real strategy for when the old patterns try to pull you back. The trick is speed: recognize and refuse the moment temptation shows up, before you start negotiating with it.
— Isaac Santos
Paul makes it clear — sin and temptation do not define you. Your old self was crucified with Christ. You are a new creation. This worksheet helps you live that truth in the moment.
Romans 6:6–7
“We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.”
Romans 6:11
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 6:12–14
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life… For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.”
Romans 6:17–18
“Thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Recognize
The moment a thought, urge, or pull toward sin shows up — recognize it for what it is: temptation. Not your identity. Not your destiny. Not the truth about who you are.
You are not your sinful habits. You are not your old self. You are a new creation in Christ. The temptation is real — but it is not you.
Say this in the moment:
“This is temptation — not who I am. I recognize it, but I do not identify with it.”
Refuse
Your thoughts are not your reality. Just because something crosses your mind does not mean it defines you or owns you.
Refuse — right away. Do not entertain it. Do not negotiate with it. Do not let it sit long enough to become a storyline. Nip it in the moment.
The longer you consider the temptation, the heavier it feels. Refuse early. Refuse firmly. Refuse in faith.
Say this in the moment:
“I refuse to believe this is who I am. I refuse to identify with this temptation. My thoughts are not my reality.”
Replace
Do not leave the space empty. Replace the lie with God's Word. Speak it aloud — with faith, even faith as small as a mustard seed.
Say who God says you are. Stand on Scripture. Let your mouth agree with heaven before your feelings catch up.
Aloud matters. Hearing yourself declare truth rewires the moment. Replace the voice of temptation with the voice of your Father.
Speak these aloud (pick one or more):
Before your next coaching call, your next hard day, or your next familiar trigger — commit to running the 3 Rs one time. Not perfectly. Honestly. In real time.
Fill this in honestly. Print it, journal it, or bring it to your free coaching call.
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