Temptation is more than those sensual things. Sometimes the sensual temptations are the easiest to resist. It is often those little bitsy things that seem to tempt us the most. We are most easily tempted when we think we are alone, or we think we can t be caught, or those things we think in our minds that no one will ever find out. In the verses that we just read from James chapter 1, there are four indisputable facts that we can learn.
Temptation is inevitable .
Everyone no matter what age or position is tempted. The mind is the vehicle which temptation travels. There is no place you can go without be tempted. You can not lock yourself in your house or join a monastery and expect to avoid temptation. God never directs temptation .