Temp – tation

To live by faith is simply about our “free will” choice to trust in God, and yes, to simply to choose His way over our own.

It’s about keeping that faith not only in times of peace, but yes, in those times when life feels hard and we want to give up or even choose another path.

We can talk about living by faith, and yes, totally desire it, then yes, we turn around and find ourselves being riddled and jabbed with trials and temptation.

The truth is, in every situation we face, if we took the time to stop and look up, we could see the problem clear enough to choose otherwise .. yet so many times we don’t. 

Instead we allow that temptation to blow right on in whispering in our ear nonsense such as ” give up ” or even  “who needs this crap!” .

Temptation has it’s way of making us feel like someone understands, oh but what we must remember, when temptation raises it’s ugly head, we have to stop dead in our tracks, and yes, realize it’s not our friend.

God is our friend, and no, there’s no way He would ever draw near with any kind of negative whisper for He’s a faithful friend.

So yes, when temptation raises it’s ugly head, like we know it will, we may have to go against everything that feels natural within us, to simply “choose good”,  while knowing, and yes, trusting in His love and faithfulness.

We are loved by love Himself.  He loves us big and He loves us strong, and yes .. love wins period.