Endure Temptation but don't cave!!!!

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
~James 1:12- 15

Endure temptation but don't cave to the desire and sin!

These were my thoughts after reading James.

Sometimes things aren't black and white even though we want them to be because that would be easier; but actually I think more times than not the black and white mix together and create serious gray areas. The gray areas seem to be so easy to get caught up in but what we don't realize is that the gray area can easily destroy us when we least expect it. Not because the gray area is necessarily bad but because sometimes well a lot of time gray area can lead to the black area. Something big that I'm learning is just because something isn't necessarily bad it doesn't make it good by default! Not bad does not always equal good! And just because it isn't bad doesn't make it beneficial to our hearts and souls. And if it isn't going to benefit us than more than likely after a while it is going to hurt us. So why on earth would we choose to destroy ourselves?!?!?!?

This seems to be one of the many songs of my life right now. I want this song to define who I am!