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Sin and Temptation.  Seems like revolving doors in a Christian's life.  You're always resisting the urge to sin and fleeing from temptation.  Heard an old message by TD Jakes that shared great revelation about the uniqueness of every Christians battle to be like Christ.   there is a difference between testing and temptation.  sometimes Christian will say God is tempting me or blame God for their sin.  That's wrong.  God will test, place us in trials in order to build our character ( insert scripture)  but God will never tempt us.  God is on our side.  He doesn't want to bring us down.  He'll never tempt us to sin because sin draws us away from Him, and not toward Him.


In James verse.  I never caught that until recently.  What the verse tells us is that each and everyone of us has a specific unique evil desire that....  That's why some of us struggle with sexual sins, other homosexuality, lying, stealing, bigotry, etc.    As Christians we'll want to judge and question why she's always sexing, and why he.....it's because that sin is  the person's evil and lustful desire is inclined to.   the devil learns what our evil desire is and uses small subtle, but often effective, little games to lure us away from God, away from the hedge of protection He's set up for us. Our evil desires trap us in sin, not God and definitely not the devil.  We tend to give the devil too much credit.  He's not God, thus not all powerful or all knowing.  Yes the devil sets up external inducements to sin may be placed before him, but they would have no force if there was not something in himself to which they corresponded, and over which they might have power. We are all born sinners (insert scripture reference).  Though not all with equal prponseties to sin.  Everyone has a corrupt nature, which has its residence in the heart; it is natural and hereditary to him, and therefore is called his own. 


There can be no temptation unless something within us causes a sinful desire. That's why we all don't struggle with the same sin!!  The sooner we recognize that and remember that sin is sin in God's eyes, then hopefully the sooner we can  get the help we need. Instead of coming to church pretending we're perfect and all together, we should be sharing our struggles and temptation so we can receive encouragement and prayer.