I have always had the misconception that God can't possibly understand temptation or sin because no sin can enter heaven, and because He is without sin. But that isn't true.
God created us, so He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows why we do things even when we don't understand it. Even though He resisted, Jesus was still tempted. God understands what we are going through when we are tempted.
This came to me the other day, and floored me. I literally stopped what I was doing for a couple minutes.
Temptation is of the flesh, not of God. Though He might allow us to be tempted sometimes, temptation is of our own making. The things we allow ourselves to be exposed to influence the ways in which we are tempted. Once we stop indulging those temptations, and rely on God for strength in our weaknesses, the temptations will be much easier to resist. Eventually, they won't even be able to bother us at all.
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"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it" (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Jesus said "'Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak'" (Matthew 26:41).
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