 Temptation is a process, not an event. By the time you finally give into temptation, it's only because you've already undergone a deceptive process. Many believers make the mistake of trying to overcome temptation once they've placed themselves in it. But Jesus told us to pray that we would not even be led into temptation. Live a life so far removed from the cliff of compromise that should your foot slip, you don't fall into the depth of disobedience. Be careful what you look at, what you listen to, where you go, who you befriend, and even what you dwell upon in thought. Live prepared to resist the enemy. A soldier doesn't train on the battlefield. An athlete doesn't train in the game. Neither should a Christian attempt to make a last minute stand in the heat of temptation.