The Endless Road of Temptation
It is soooo hard to live longer in this (crazy) world.
It is difficult to keep steadfast in a world where temptation seems to linger around every corner, waiting for the slightest moment of weakness. From the smallest things to the most monstrous ones. Sometimes, it feels as though temptation is watching, patiently waiting for the right moment to catch us stumbling, whether through our feelings, thoughts, doubts, or even the desires we secretly entertain.
I feel like I am walking on an endless road, surrounded by a thick fog of temptation that most of the times, distract my sight to hold His hand.
The temptation to live according to the world’s standards. The temptation to seek validation from every tongue, every whisper, and every pair of eyes, just to become “somebody” in the eyes of this world. The temptation to be recognised, to be admired, to be enough, and to prove that we are worth something.
And perhaps the most frightening part is that not all temptations look like temptations. Some disguise themselves as ambitions, opportunities, dreams, and even things we convince ourselves we deserve.
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But the Kingdom of Heaven teaches differently, isn’t it?
Why do we keep measuring our lives against standards that were never meant to define us? Why do we exhaust ourselves chasing things that will eventually fade, when the very Word of God has already taught us what is worth pursuing?
The standard we ought to pursue is the one established by His Word because this life was never ours to claim. Everything we have, everything we are, and everything we keep trying to possess belongs to Him.
So…why are we so eager to claim ownership over things that merely satisfy the desires of this world? Why are we so consumed by the need to become “somebody” here, when we are called to live for Someone far greater?
At the end of the day, the real battle now is surrendering the parts of ourselves that still desperately want to belong to this world.
And I suppose that is what makes this journey so difficult. We are called to live in this world, but not to be conformed to it. To walk through it without allowing it to dictate the direction of our hearts. To pursue what is eternal while constantly being surrounded by things that are temporary. Oh, how hard it is to keep going, isn’t it?
Thus, may I never become so occupied with becoming “somebody” in this world that I forget whose I am and whose I need to be — According to His will.
