Who is Tempting Whom?

As we look at our day to day lives, are we waning to be tempted? Do we invite sin into our lives by keeping it on our calendar? Have we desired and longed for the sinful things of this world while not longing for the things of God? One way to see if this is true is to look at our time with God. Do we rush through our time or see it as something we must do? Or is it a time that we enjoy? Is being discipline with the things of God becoming something of drudgery instead of a time of joy and learning? To be honest about these things is what we need to do. Not giving the Christian answer because it sounds good because we can lie to each other and to ourselves for a season, but we can’t lie to God. If we are honest with ourselves about our time with the Lord we will see why we desire the things that are outside of God’s Will. We need to ask God to give us a desire to spend time with Him and a love for His Word. We need to ask God to help us love Him, more that we love our sin. Most of us wouldn’t say we love sin more than we love our eternal Father, but if that isn’t true than why are we drawn to sin more then we are drawn to God? We have a relationship with God as much as we have a relationship with sin. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t long for it. Sin couldn’t entice us as it does; we would desire to be with God, more than we would want to be with our favorite sin. Look at your life today, how many times do you see yourself tempting Satan, to tempt you? How many times do you long for an opportunity for sin and pleasure? Are you looking to fulfilling your appetite through sinful ways, verses looking to God to fulfill them in His way and in His time? If so, who is tempting whom?