Week 3 Introduction

Life is filled with choices, and the choices that you make can change your life and the lives of those around you. Just think about someone you know who seemed to have everything going their way, but one wrong choice led them down the wrong path. We can probably all think of someone we know who is not “living their best life” right now because of choices they’ve made.

We might look at those people and think, “Why did they do that?” But honestly, we have all done things that we regret, and sometimes, it is really easy to look at someone else’s mistakes and think “Oh, that will never happen to me,” or “I would never do that.” But ask yourself, do you really think that these people intended to do something illegal, hurt their family, or lie and get caught? Probably not.

They probably started out thinking exactly what you are thinking…
Ask yourself if you’ve ever thought any of these common thoughts that often lead us right into temptation:
* That would never happen to me…
* Just one lie won’t matter that much…
* No one else will know…
* Everyone else is doing it…

You get the point, right? The truth is that every single one of us is very, very close to the line of temptation.