Have you ever wondered why the milk and eggs are in the back of the grocery store? In the one we go to, not only are those items there, but the bakery goods are back there too. Those sweet pleasures that we sometimes cannot overlook.
The candy, soda and candy aisles hit on us very quicky once we enter the store, to tempt us to not forget them as well.
These products are well placed by store managers so that we might walk out of there, having spent more than we meant to sometimes.
And so, it's with our adversary, the devil who wants to tempt us with the things in life that he knows will pull us away from God.
That good looking person that we see across the room at a party when we are already married and should not be looking at other people.
That bottle of alcohol that tastes so good, but spells trouble for us as we drink it down.
What about that credit card that already has too much debt on it, but come on, one more thing can't hurt? Can it?
These things and many more beckon us to forget the goodness of God and instead play havoc with us, if we are not careful.
Thankfully, we can pass up all those things that would cause us heart ache, and go straight for God who promises...
There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
And so, the next time you go by those "sweet temptations" in the business of daily life, remember to go back to the truly goodness of God, and ignore the enemy's attempts to get you to a place of darkness. Because that is where he wants you to live.
Thanks for coming by today, Friends. Have a blessed day!
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