Prayers: "Lord, we are often tempted."

Lord, we are often tempted  - tempted to forget all about You.

The pull towards self-centred living is so strong.

 - We think that we can go it alone.

 - We think that we don't need You.

 - We think that can manage all right without You.

Where does this kind of thinking come from?

Does it come from You? - To ask the question is to give the answer.

You would never make us think like that!

This kind of thinking must come from somewhere else - from someone else.

It can only come from Satan - the devil.

He's the one wants us to forget all about You.

Lord, You are "our Father" (Matthew 6:9).

Satan is very different. He's  "the father of lies" (John 8:44).

Lord, help us to stop listening to Satan - and to start listening to You.