Sin results in heartache. Blame strives to recognize someone other than ourselves as the source of our problems. Blame seeks to relieve us from the responsibility of personally responding to God's word. The nature of temptation is deceptive. James used two illustrations from the world of sports to prove this.
Temptation always carries with it some bait that appeals to our natural desires.
The bait not only attracts us, but it also hides the fact that yielding to the desire will eventually bring sorrow and punishment. It is the bait that is the exciting thing. The bait of temptations keeps us from seeing the consequences of sin. It deceives us into thinking it will relieve our pain through the momentary pleasure it offers. Things like alcohol, drugs, illicit sex, pornography, television and a thousand other things offer us momentary pleasure and a way of escape from the realities of life.