Life Lessons from James... Recognizing Temptation

James 1:13-18
3When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,who does not change like shifting shadows.18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Temptation is not the sin, the wrong response to the temptation is the sin.  
I. The Reality of Temptation  A. Temptation is universal....           EVERYONE deals with temptation, EVERYONE is tempted!  B. Temptation is inevitable....           Temptation is ALWAYS around us, good or bad. 

It's how we respond to temptation that matters, not that we are tempted. 
II. The Root of TemptationA. God is not responsible for temptation. God is not the creator of evil, but he does allow it because we are a sinful society.
B. Realize the nature of temptation:
   1. The source is individual
    2. The source is internal 
C. Realize the process of temptation.
4-D's
 Desire
 Deception
 Disobedience
 Death
III. The Reminder about Temptation
A. Remember God's guidance
B. Remember God's gifts