To resist, or not to resist, that is the question...Whether it's easier to do what's right, or to give in and be happy...

Okay, I need to stop with Shakespeare! :) My devotional has been hitting on a lot of good things lately, things I'm not particularly good at avoiding *weaknesses, ack!*. They've been helping me, maybe they'll you or someone you know too, or at least encourage you in your walk with God! :) Today, I read about resisting temptation. Temptation can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, and in a variety of ways, making it hard sometimes to even know we're getting tempted. Satan tempts us because he thinks that we're dumb enough to give up true happiness in God for a minute of worldly pleasure. (Which we are sometimes) The best way to counter temptation is to pray everyday, to ask God for strength against temptation, Satan will try to use our greatest weaknesses against us, that's another reason to get rid of them! (I was recently listening to a song that talked about facing your inner-self and trying to get rid of your weaknesses, good song) Everyone gets tempted, Jesus even got tempted by Satan, but it's what we do when faced with temptation that's the real challenge. King David, called "a man after God's own heart" was tempted, he gave in to it, and paid the consequences for the rest of his life. But God is our greatest strength. He'll give us strength when we need it, so in the meantime, we should stay close to Him and ready ourselves for Satan's attack, so that we'll be ready when it comes!