Overcoming Temptation

I'm becoming a regular reader of other blogs.  I've always tried to keep up with certain people's blogs - I've long had a few RSS feeds in my Google Reader and phone app.  But, until the last few weeks, I've not been very faithful with regularly checking in.  So, on that note, I was catching up on Jeff Leake's blog yesterday.  He posted some of Rick Warren's comments on temptation.  It struck me as encouraging and motivating, so I thought I'd share them today.  You can read Jeff's entire post from Monday here.

Currently, I am re-reading Rick Warren's - PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE (this is my third time through).  Today, the topic of the chapter was temptation.  What great advice:

Temptation begins by capturing your attention.  What gets your attention arouses your emotions.  Then your emotions activate your behavior, and you act on what you felt.  The more you focus on 'I don't want to do this,' the stronger it draws you into its web.

Ignoring temptation is far more effective than fighting it.  Once your mind is on something else, the temptation loses its power.  So when temptaion calls you on the phone, don't argue with it, just hang up.