There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. — 1 Corinthians 10:13

We’ve all been tempted. Satan created a silver bullet specifically for us. “No one will ever find out, and it won’t damage anyone anyway,” a voice similar to ours said quietly. Even if those two statements were accurate, which they nearly never are, it wouldn’t matter since we succumbed to what we knew was wrong. One method to fight temptation is to recognize that we are not alone in dealing with it. Others have gone through it and triumphed, and we can too with God’s help and the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

Thought

We’ve all been tempted. Satan created a silver bullet specifically for us. “No one will ever find out, and it won’t damage anyone anyway,” a voice similar to ours said quietly. Even if those two statements were accurate, which they nearly never are, it wouldn’t matter since we succumbed to what we knew was wrong. One method to fight temptation is to recognize that we are not alone in dealing with it. Others have gone through it and triumphed, and we can too with God’s help and the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

Prayer

Protect my life from sin and my heart from temptation, Most Holy Father. I want to devote myself completely to serving you. Please pardon me for my past transgression, and by your grace and the power of your word, empower me with the power of your Holy Spirit so that I can resist the temptations that the devil uses to keep me from you. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.