Choosing To Flee From Temptation

It’s interesting to think that Jesus was tempted but that he did not sin.  When we are tempted, we can dwell on the temptation.  We can nurture that temptation and, in a sense, move toward it.  If we do that, at a certain point, we cross a line and we enter into sin.  On the other hand, we can experience temptation—just like Jesus did—but we can choose to flee from it.  With God’s help, we can choose to replace it with something good and right and healthy instead.   But remember, we choose.  We participate as willful agents in our response.

“Lord, help us, today, to walk in your ways and to do what is right.”