The Truth About Temptation
Temptation is one of those things that you just can't get away from. Anyone who has ever tried beginning a diet or giving something up can I'm sure attest to it. I remember a few years back, when I decided to give up sweets for a month. If you know me even a little bit, you would know that this sounds like an impossible task. Any time I am within 25 feet of sweets, it takes no time at all to sniff it out. There were times during that month, where I was completely content not eating sweets. Other times however, it was a much bigger challenge. One specific situation was when I was heading to a friend's birthday party. Of course, at this party, there was cake. I called another friend who was keeping me accountable and basically BEGGED him to say it would be okay for me to miss this once and eat the cake. His response was a resounding, "No". Just like every human being ever born, Jesus too was tempted. In Matthew 4 , it talks about what the temptation was