But those are not the things that happen to us. Someone politely offers us a drink and we take it. It is that simple. We are influenced by the people around us. We get outside pressure by others, but we make the decision and follow it.
Temptation always follows the same process .
This is good. If we know the process and recognize it, it gives us a chance to stop the process prior to committing the sin. The devil entices us . If we think of the devil as fishing for us like a sports fisherman, then we can think that of our temptations is bait that is dropped to catch us. The devil knows how to bait us.