Growing Older: Growing Through Temptation

James describes the mechanism of temptation. “Each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires” (James 1:14 HCSB). I often say, “we are distracted by what we are attracted to.” Which simply means, as it relates to temptation, we can only be tempted with what we are already attracted to. Temptation is a distraction to draw you away from godly living to drive you into a life of ungodly, sinful passions. 

In episode nine, Brian Harris gives 10 growth strategies on how to Grow through temptation. Temptation is common to all of us. We are privy to this fallen human nature that we are wrapped in. However; we have a helper, the Holy Spirit. When we engage Him in temptation, He gives us a way to escape. When we fall or yield to temptation, He teaches us some very important lessons that we should grow from in order to make us more aware of self, the devil and the power of God.