Temptation is an opportunist

It takes just one action and a few moments of indiscretion to destroy a reputation that took you twenty or more years of hard work and discipline to build. This reminds me of the biblical story of David and Bathsheba. The illicit relationship might also have influenced the author of the book of James which made him to think that “each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away... and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” James 1:14-15. Temptation is an opportunist. It comes at the most unexpected moments. Those are moments of personal indiscretion. When it comes, only by grace can you escape it. That is why I believe it is easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.