thoughts on temptations and tests

Im not what you would call a writer.Im good at typing my thoughts down whenever im able to process them.Though, theres this one thought that keeps coming to me this morning while i read a little in my bible. "YOU HAVE BEEN TRIED,TESTED, AND MEASURED, AND YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND WANTED.YOU HAVE BEEN BOUGHT WITH A PRICE." I know personally that the price was the blood of the lamb who stepped down from the thrown to save us from our sins and the pit of hell. Yesterday, in sunday school, my oldest brother taught on TEMPTATIONS AND TESTS. After Jesus Christ was baptized by john the baptist, he was led into the wilderness by the holy spirit for forty days and forty nights. Everyone knows the story. satan tempted Jesus promising him the world. At the time Jesus was fasting,staying in the presence of God, staying within his word, and praying for forty days and forty nights! That to me is astonishing. For the entire forty days satan had tried and tested and tempted Jesus everyday. But because he had stayed in the presence of God and fasted and stayed within the word of God, he overcame and defeated those temptations. I personally connect to this story a great deal because it seems as if I more than anyone else is tempted greatly everyday. Its hard living in this world,being around so many unsaved people, being so young in age and in the spirit of the lord and of the word of God. sometimes I fail in those temptations. But thankfully I know who saves me and forgives me and inspite of all my wrong,he still loves me. That truly is the biggest miracle ive ever seen and im still growing.trying to grow closer to the Lord, trying to grow stronger in faith,in spirit,in the word. Its hard for me because i can get distracted easily and sometimes lose focus and the vision of God my Savior. Its a daily struggle. Sometimes i wonder why its so hard for me to be on that straight and narrow and for others its easy and then I wonder if its because God has chosen me for something truly magnificent and i have to be shown worthy and faithful and true. You know, ive always known that we are tempted and tested and triedfor the main reason to prove our worthiness to be allowed to step through those gates of heaven or not. A lot of people will never make it. Most of the time Im not sure if i will or not. a lot of people think that theyve already made it when the truth is that this is only the beginning of this daily devotional walk with Jesus Christ. its a daily struggle and a daily choice. it doesnt come free. either you lose your life for him and gain it to solely live for him or you keep it and live for this world and live for the furious pit of hell. its a choice to make today tomorrow and every single second,hour, day of your entire life. its time to make that decision. whats your choice? He died,gave his life for you,why wouldnt you give your life and live for him? why wouldnt you want to have a relationship with him that you will NEVER have with anyone else. HE IS OUR STRENGTH,OUR ROCK,OUR BEST FRIEND, THE LOVER OF OUR SOUL. why would you trade that for this dark,cold,bitter,lonely world just to end up at the end of the day in a pit of fiery hell?I believe the lord is saying to us, its time to choose. "Me or this world."