Every temptation is an opportunity to flee to God.

每个试探都是投靠上帝的机会。

God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

1 Corinthians 10:13

神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的。

-哥林多前书10章13节

When my father became a Christian in his old age, he fascinated me with his plan for overcoming temptation. Sometimes he just walked away! For example, whenever a disagreement between him and a neighbor began to degenerate into a quarrel, my father just walked away for a time rather than be tempted to advance the quarrel.

父亲虽直到晚年才成为基督徒，但他战胜试探的方式，却令我感到赞叹。有时，他会干脆离开！举例来说，如果他和邻居意见不合，而且开始要演变成争吵的时候，父亲就会直接掉头离开，不让自己陷入与人争吵的试探当中。

One day he met with some friends who ordered pito (a locally brewed alcoholic beer). My father had formerly struggled with alcohol and had decided he was better off without it. So he simply stood up, said his goodbyes, and left the gathering of old friends for another day. 

父亲曾经酗酒，但后来戒酒了。有一天，他和一些朋友相约碰面，但朋友要喝点啤酒，父亲就马上站起来，向朋友告辞，并再另择他期与老友团聚。         

In Genesis, we read how Potiphar’s wife tempted Joseph. He immediately recognized that giving in would cause him to “sin against God,” so he fled (Gen. 39:9-12).

在创世记中，我们读到波提乏的妻子诱惑约瑟。约瑟马上意识到，若是妥协就会「得罪上帝」，所以他就跑到外面去了（创世记39章9-12节）。

Temptation knocks often at our door. Sometimes it comes from our own desires, other times through the situations and people we encounter. As Paul told the Corinthians, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.” But he also wrote, “God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Cor. 10:13).

试探无处不在。有时试探是来自我们内心的欲望，有时则是来自我们遇到的人和环境。正如保罗对哥林多教会说：「你们所遇见的试探，无非是人所能受的。」不过他也写道：「神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的。在受试探的时候，总要给你们开一条出路，叫你们能忍受得住。」（哥林多前书10章13节）

The “way out” may include removing the objects of temptation or fleeing from them. Our best course of action may be to simply walk away.

所谓的「出路」可能是移除诱惑的来源，或是逃离诱惑。我们对付试探的最佳方式，也许就是马上离开。

Lord, please give me the wisdom and strength

to know when to walk away

from situations and people

that tempt me to do wrong.

主啊！求祢赐我智慧和力量，
使我知道何时该马上离开
那引诱我犯罪的人事物。