A very important item God is wanting me to learn and believe each and every day is that I will never be temptation free. I fought so hard in my youth to “not sin” so I wouldn’t add to the sins done to me. I was already so badly tarnished that I just couldn’t ever be good enough for God’s Saving Grace if I added to those sins. Well, all these years later I still have those moments where I want to have God obliterate all temptations. The memories of childhood don’t vanish. However, God reminds me that His Grace is sufficient. Jesus’ work on the Cross not only took care of all sins done to me (us), but His Work also takes care of all sin we have committed and will commit since we will not be beyond our flesh until we die. Flesh and temptation do run hand in hand.

As a kid I lived in a fantasy world that had no ugliness in it. At that time it was a gift so I didn’t linger too long on the reality of life back then. Today, God wants me in this real world and to stay focused on Him in it. I Corinthians 10:13 tells us that our temptations are “common to man” and that God will provide “a way of escape”. The sins done to me I couldn’t escape, but they weren’t mine. My temptations I can escape as I surrender them to my Loving, Gracious, Savior and Lord. How lucky we are to have Him–Jesus Christ!