My study of the nature of sin has turned to the concept of temptation. Yesterday I wrote about the struggle with self and the assurance that God has promised to provide the way of escape. So last night I failed. I was depressed and lonely and gave in to my sinful gluttonous desires (I had two pieces of toast with honey and butter). I woke up this morning with a thought in my head that I shared with David and melted his brain. He was quite angry with me because he couldn’t understand what I was saying so I had to literally draw him a picture. The thought is simple but David is 7. Today is the first day of the rest of your life was the thought. Deep and profound I know. But that thought was just the seed to start my devotions this morning. That thought led me to Lamentations 3 where the author says “The Lord’s loving kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” So where did I go wrong yesterday? I wallowed in my self pity and didn’t turn to God for answers or comfort. Instead of running to the source of righteousness I listened to myself and allowed my sin fertile ground to take root and grow. I lost a battle yesterday, but the war rages on today so I retreated to a safe hillside and am formulating a new battle plan. My plan today is to first arm myself with the tools I need to fight the next battle. I’m going to grab my concordance and look up every verse I can on gluttony and make a list of verses to answer the lies with. Every time Satan tried to tempt Jesus in the desert He gave the same response “it is written”. God’s word is sufficient to defeat the devil if I carry it with me in my heart.