Have you recently tried to resist a temptation to view Web
pornography and failed?
How did you feel afterwards? Angry? Troubled? Guilty? Disgusted?
Maybe even afraid of what God thinks of you now? Probably anything but peaceful.
Jesus tells us that following Him isn't going to be easy. In fact He
lays it out pretty plainly:
Mark 8:34* -- Then he called the crowd to him along with his
disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and
take up his cross and follow me."
This doesn't look much like a road map to a peaceful life, or does
it?
Jesus is offering you a way to clear your head and your heart of the
"post failure" guilt and fear. This peace He gives you, He also leaves
with you. It's there to call upon. It's there to help you take the next step toward
beating temptation. It's there to let you know that no one's keeping track
of how many times it's beat you!