Temptations

We all face temptations in this life, and we all fall to them. Most of the time, if we were to be honest with ourselves, there's not even an excuse. It's just that we want something more than we want God. We can't blame it on normal financial worries, hormones, waking up on the wrong side of the bed, or any of our other usual fallbacks. It's us. Completely us.

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." In other words, we can't say the devil made us do it or that we were too weak to resist but really, really wanted to. Yes, in ourselves, we are too weak, but God will always be there to help and, if we let Him, will be enough for us to resist the temptation.

There are times that I've relied on Him (and, to a certain extent, the sense of honor I have) to keep me from giving in to temptations. I'll admit that I've been proud of myself afterward...only to fall to a different temptation or the same temptation in a different form later that day. A few times, I've even sinned a "lesser sin" as a reward for overcoming a temptation.

The point is that the heart is evil and seems to turn from God to things at every opportunity it gets. And I don't really know why. Logic would dictate that since God is:
1. Omnipotent
2. Omniscient
3. Ubiquitous
4. Has our best interests in mind
that we should trust Him implicitly in everything. Yet we don't. The same logic would dictate that we give up our wants and needs to Him to determine and meet since He knows what is truly best for us, but again, we don't.

I get mad at my friends sometimes when they don't trust me. I consider myself almost above reproach on honesty and trustworthiness; having been lied to and deceived by many of those close to me all my life, I've taken special care to not do the same to others. And I've failed in some instances, despite my best efforts. God is above all reproach and yet we don't trust Him. He still loves us, whereas I want to ditch my friends if their suspicions continue.

I can't understand it. Seriously, if anyone has the answer to why we would reject that which we seek the most (pure love), distrust the one true Being in the universe, and instead seek happiness and place our faith in molded dust, please post a comment.