RE 102 - Temptation Reflection

1.) I was once tempted to bet a lot of money in a card game, since the prize was high. Even though I was Confident that I could win, I turned down the offer. There was also a time when I was in highschool, in the canteen I saw a twenty peso bill on the floor but instead of keeping it for myself, I looked for the owner of the money so that I could return it. And then there were times when I had no pocket money but I wanted to go outside, I know that there is money inside the coin purse my grandmother kept, but I decided not to take it and just stay home.
2.) During highschool, I was with the popular group of my class. We were the group that all the teachers and staff knew, although in quite a negative way, however, I still had to resist the temptation of doing all of the negatives they did. Once I was asked to join them in taking pictures with them cursing the school logo, I turned down the offer. And sometimes they would ask me to make noise inside the library but still I refused.
3.) In a computer game, a game master asked me to break another player's charatcer in exchange for his position as a GM, even though I wanted to be GM, I wouldn't break someone else's character for it. One time, during a group presentation our leader was absent and my groupmate told me that I should write myself as the leader and exclude her from the group but I sadi that it won't be fair to do so. And finally, there was a time when one of my friends told me that she would make me her king, I told her that I had no right to have power over her even if she told me to do so.

I dealt with each situation with careful understanding and a prayer, knowing that only God can give me the riches I need, the popularity in a positive perspective, and power that can make others benefit from what I can do.

Prayer gives me the extra strength I need to resist temptation, praying reminds me of God who I put my trust and faith in. Every situation where I am tempted always makes me pray, because God's signs are my pushing factor to say no when tempted to do evil.

Prayer as a weapon to fight temptation is the best gift God gave us, using it effectively not only during the hard times but also during the celebrations of having gone through the hardships is the way I use prayer.

My advice to others, if you're faced with temptation, no matter who tempts you or what offers he might give you, the first thing you do is to pray. Then when you gain enough strength, look that person in the eye and reject his offer. Once you believe in the power of God, no matter how big the amount you were tempted with is gone, you will have no regrets.