Monday, February 15, 2021

The First Sunday of Lent

 

Temptation



Temptations at first seem to be a good thing,
Which is why we are attracted to them,
But somewhere along the road,
They take a dark turn,
And what seemed sort of innocent at first,
overtakes us and we do things and say things,
We normally would never do.

For example Everyone wants to be loved,
But in that desire to be loved,
sometimes we give in to the temptation and get caught up in the wrong relationships.

Some People believe that if we had the power they could change the world,
For in the end power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Just ask Napoleon, Hitler or or Stalin.

Others are tempted to money thinking that if only they had a little more,
They would be happy;
But the rich have more money than they can spend in a lifetime,
But they are no happier than the poor.

Food does not bring happiness,
So why do we overeat when we are sad or lonely.
as if it does.

We all have our own personal temptations,
Demons that whisper in our ear with
Empty promises and lies.

What do you think tempted the Son of God?
Jesus was Tempted by the hungers of the flesh rather than the Spirit.
He was Tempted to power, to change the world rather than suffer for it.
Tempted to question His Father’s Will for Him to die on a cross,

But He resisted them.
And because He did.

He was free to follow His Spirit rather than His flesh.
He knew His Father’s Love for Him, so He was willing to lay down His life,
To Show His love in return;
And he knew power never changed the world or anyone’s heart,

Unlike Jesus, however;
We give in to our temptations sometimes.
And become trapped by their lies.

All Temptations start off small almost unnoticeable
But slowly become a voice inside our head that grows louder and louder
Until it is all that we can hear.

These become the screams of Drug Addiction,
Pornography, Gluttony, Laziness, Jealousy, Hatred and Anger.

And the cure is to repent.
For Repentance quiets the voices inside our head,
So that we can hear voice of God.






God Bless

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