"She caught him by his cloak and said, 'Come to bed with me!' But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.'" (v. 12)
In war, there are many strategies that are taught in terms of the art of war. In fact, many famous statements are used when it also comes to life. For example: "we may have lost the battle, but we will win the war." Another one that has better relevance is "to run away today so we can fight another day." There is such things as a "strategic retreat." If we know that the odds are stacked against us, then it is best to pull away, regroup our thoughts, and then return to improve our odds. We especially do not head towards trouble if we know it may harm us. After all, a sailor does not head towards seas if his instruments indicate an oncoming storm.
Similarly, we need to sometimes strategically retreat when there is temptation we know that we cannot overcome. In fact, we should steer away from them when there are indications of them. Growth doesn't necessarily come from weathering through it. Often times it is best to immediately run away from it, so we can prepare for it so when we cannot avoid it we will be stronger. After all, there are some temptations where we can easily fall into sin and it can grow immensely immediately like lighting a spark in a very dry forest. Let us therefore learn to "run away from temptation today so we can fight another day."
No comments:
Post a Comment