Tantalizing Toffees

It was a packet of rich, dark, and sumptuously indulgent,

chocolate-covered toffee. The caramel softened in the

mouth, and the chocolate melted like velvet. I thought

I would treat myself to just one or two as I drove home.

 I reached across the passenger seat and indulged eagerly in the chocolatey hit.  

‘Just one more’ I said to myself.

The ‘one more’ grew to three or four, then five or six. The empty wrappers started to pile up while the remaining toffees began to go down. The temptation was becoming too hard to handle, and out of control.

This simply won’t do; I said to myself and threw the whole bag behind the driver seat in disgust. There! That should do it! Well out of reach from temptation! What a good plan! My virtue was restored.

But no sooner had I driven a few miles, than the inner voice said loudly- ‘just one more’- you can reach them’! It was all too easy. I reached behind, grabbed the bag and the deed was done! A moment on the lips - a lifetime on the hips!

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Matt 6:13

Temptation tugs at all of us. Giving in can unsettle our peace, and at worst it can harm us or those we love. But God is stronger than every temptation and always provides a way out.                                                                                                    It’s no use meeting someone in a pub if alcohol is your struggle or living above a betting shop if gambling pulls you off course. Today if you are tempted, pray, walk away, and put temptation out of reach.                                                             With Love,   Rev Gill x                                                                                     

He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear…  and will provide a way out 1 Cor 10:13