Stay awake; watch and pray!

“All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation.  The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41

Temptation will come, but God gives us power to overcome.  How?  With His spirit! With His Word! With His love! With His grace!!  Although we are of the flesh, we are still God’s children, and when we stay focused on Him, we will quickly be able to fight off temptation when it comes. However, being of the flesh, if we do lose focus on Him, we will find that we quickly fall into temptation, and once we do, we go into a downward spiral that takes us a long time to climb back out of.  Therefore, keep your eyes on God, with prayer, time, and devotion so that no matter what temptation comes, you have all the Strength you need to pass it right up.