After Church I Was Tempted…

It was a slightly unpleasant afternoon as I realized how much we had talked about Sunday morning and Saturday night began to creep into my life.

On Sunday Afternoon…

I was tempted to just watch TV instead of ride bikes with the kids.
I was tempted to go buy pre-made food instead of prepare my own because I felt justified in my laziness.
I was tempted to stay up late to watch a movie, and I did, which wasn’t such a great idea when the alarm went off at 6:30am.
I was also tempted to snack during the movie, but didn’t only because we need to go to the grocery store.

Don’t beat yourselves up when you fail. Just learn from it and move on. Satan wants us to feel like the path we are on with Christ is an endless path of being a complete disappointment. The reality is that as long as we are able to recognize our shortcomings we’ll lean more fully on Christ, and our vulnerability to temptation will decrease.