Tempted?

      There is so much temptation in the world. Any way you define it, opportunities abound all day long to do the wrong thing. I don't believe anyone really wants to do the wrong thing either. It's just that sometimes it seems easier to do the wrong thing however shortsighted or selfish. Saying yes to opportunities to things that might hurt us, the ones we love or our brothers and sisters .  

        I guess it might come down to WWJD. That seems pretty simplistic but it is a major step forward. That kind of question has us thinking about what we do instead of acting impetuously, blindly and without thought or consideration for anything.  Asking WWJD is not really such a bad idea.  Of course then we can get caught up in all kinds of rationalizations. We can respond to temptation out of hurt, our propensity to have justice on our own terms instead of Gods and whole host of other reasons why we might tell ourselves that this or that is ok.

       Living a virtuous life isn't easy. Facing temptation , acknowledging it and taking the better path isn't as easy as some disconnected Christian hypocrites would have you believe.  Living life fully engaged, loving and caring is not for the faint of heart or the thoughtless. Praying for God to help us avoid temptation and to make the right choice is an acknowledgement that we need guidance and we seem prone to make the wrong choice.

       Temptation just seems like something we might want to give some thought and prayer to. 

Our Father in heaven,
   hallowed be your name. 

Your kingdom come.
   Your will be done,
     on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. 
And forgive us our debts,
     as we also have forgiven our debtors. 
And do not bring us to the time of trial,
     but rescue us from the evil one.