Temptation

“When tempted, no-one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.” James 1:13-14
Temptation is something that we will all face in life. The key as Christians is to recognise it, and refuse to give in to it, but unfortunately that doesn’t always happen. When it does, we must be very careful not to blame God for it.
God does not tempt us, but He does allow us to be tempted. It happened with Jesus at the beginning of His ministry (and also later, see Luke 4:13), and it happens to us. Temptation is the enticement into sin. It comes in many different guises. Often it comes in the form of promised pleasure. Or it may appeal to our pride. Eve was tempted by the opportunity to become more spiritual (Gen. 3:4-6).
When we fall into temptation, it is because our flesh – the sin nature, which we still have – has given in. As Jesus told His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak” (Matt. 26:41). Satan will tempt us through this weakness, to try and entice us into sin.
Yet there is hope after we have fallen. God knows that we are not perfect, that we are still having to contend with the sinful nature. Wiith every sin, we can find forgiveness from Him by confessing it to Him (1 John 1:9). But He has given us the Holy Spirit to help us in our weakness. Unlike when we were unbelievers, where we were unable to resist temptation, we now have the power to resist (Tit. 2:11-12).