Temptations<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, \u201cI am being tempted by God\u201d; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3985. \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 peirazo, pi-rad’-zo<\/p>\n\n\n\n from \u00ab3984\u00bb; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:–assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve ever owned or operated a toddler you\u2019ll have a good understanding of this word that\u2019s most often translated \u201ctempted.\u201d You know the look on their little cherub faces when they push right up to the edge of whatever boundary you, or the laws of physics, have set for them. (handy parenting tip from an old fart: that whole counting thing where you say \u201cI\u2019m gonna count to three and you\u2019d better comply or . . .\u201d encourages this testing of the boundaries \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n As toddlers in the faith, we\u2019re still drawn towards concupiscence and other moral failings. How close can we get without being trapped? Later on, James will tell us more about resisting the devil but for now, just to keep this simple, if I\u2019m leaning towards that boundary, I\u2019m leaning away from my God and Creator. Temptations James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, \u201cI am being tempted by God\u201d; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it… Continue reading Temptations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[36,37,33,34,35],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devo","tag-evil","tag-james-113","tag-temptation","tag-temptations","tag-toddler","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharp.men\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you need me, you\u2019ll find me sitting in a corner, sucking my thumb while meditating on how wrong I\u2019ve done it in the past.
Father, I love You even though my weaknesses make it seem like I\u2019m trying to put space between us. Draw me nearer to You!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"