Mom, I just want to smell the candy

All three of my children were given candy bags to take home with them from Bible school, you know the ones where they can not possibly eat all the goodies in a week let alone a day. My three year old, Trenton wakes up each morning asking if he can have something out of that bag for breakfast. Of course like every good mom, I tell him not for breakfast, maybe later. It was on one of these days shortly after this conversation that I came back into the kitchen and found him standing on a chair, with the bag of candy in his hands. Realizing he had been caught, he turned to me and said, "Mommy, I am not going to eat any candy, I just want to smell it." He then puts the bag to his nose and sniffs. He then says, "Oh, Mommy this candy smells good." I just had to laugh at this point.
I started to think about our Christian walk and how many times I get into further trouble because my first thought was only to get close enough to "smell the candy".
I get close enough to my temptation to smell it and then find it in my hands unable to resist indulging myself further. The Bible says to flee temptation, in other words, to run away (as fast as you can, no looking back). The Bible also says to make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its desires or longings. I do not believe that Trent's sole intention of holding that bag was to smell the candy. Do you? Maybe our intentions are not pure either, even if we try to convince ourselves that they are. It is sort of like going to look at the dessert table, but having no real intentions to fill a plate. Ask God to show you today the temptations that are in your life that lead you into further wanting of something and ask him to help you run away from them, no looking back.

Romans 13:14 - "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provisions for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts."
Galatians 5:16 - " I say then: Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh."

Hey everyone, sorry it has been a while. The family is finally moved to Florida. Kids are enrolled in school, and life is settling down to as normal as we are going to get for now. Please pray God leads us to a Church to minister to soon. He is an awesome God and we are believing him for BIG things to come. Thanks