MATTHEW4:1-11 (CSB)
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 Atter he had tasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 Then the tempter approached him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 4 He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.For it is written:He will give his angels orders concerning you, and they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.7 Jesus told him,"It is also written:Do not test the Lord your God."8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 And he saio to him, "I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me. 10 Then Jesus told him,
, "Go away, Satan! 
For it is written:
Worship the Lord your God, and only him!"Serve11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.

Three truths about temptation:
1. Temptation almost always brings you back to self.
2. You're most susceptible to temptations in areas of insecurity.
3. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier.

JAMES1:14 (CSB)
14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own desire and enticed.

GENESIS3:6 (CSB)
6 The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Temptation 1: I am what I do.

"WHEN YOU APPROACH LIFE AS A SEQUENCE OF MILESTONES TO BE ACHIEVED, YOU EXIST IN A STATE OF NEAR-CONTINUOUS FAILURE. ALMOST ALL THE TIME, BY DEFINITION, YOU'RE NOT AT THE PLACE YOU'VE DEFINED AS EMBODYING ACCOMPLISHMENT OR SUCCESS. AND SHOULD YOU GET THERE, YOU'LL FIND YOU'VE LOST THE VERY THING THAT GAVE YOU A SENSE OF PURPOSE— SO YOU'LL FORMULATE A NEW GOAL AND START AGAIN." ADAM ADLER

Temptation 2: I am what other people think of me.

Temptation 3: I am what I have.

"THE DESIRE FOR POSSESSIONS IS NEVER SATISFIED; IT GROWS BY WHAT IT FEEDS ON."
CASSIEN, DESERT FATHER