IT STARTS WITH TEMPTATION

1 Corinthians 10:13
But remember that the temptations
that come into your life
are no different from
what others experience.
And God is faithful.
He will keep the temptation
from becoming so strong
that you can't stand up against it.
When you are tempted,
he will show you a way out
so that you will not give in to it.



It's likely that many of the mistakes you’ll make in life will begin with temptation. Lies are usually at the source of temptation, so if you know the truth you probably won’t falter to the false temptations. It's pretty clear in James 1:13 when we learn, “Remember, no one who wants to do wrong should ever say, ‘God is tempting me.’ God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else either”. James 1:14 exposes the reason why we give in as we learn that, “Temptation comes from the lure of our own evil desires.” I recently learned that living along the banks of the Amazon River is a species of large and colorful spiders. When one of these creatures spreads itself out, it looks exactly like the blossom of a brilliant flower tempting bees and other insects to come upon it. The spider secretes a poison that drugs the tempted visitors and prepares them to be the spider’s next meal. If you don’t learn to identify sinful things that are tempting to you, you might find yourself just like an unsuspecting little bumble bee.