Temptation is the will of the ego self.
“Lead me not into temptation” is an affirmation of my choice to follow the direction of my Soul.
I am destined to follow the path of my Soul.
I am tempted to follow the desires of my will, which will become my fate.
Temptation is the consequence of personal choice. Without choice, I cannot be tempted, I just have direction.
I have chosen a world of free choice as an ideal contextual field in which to overcome temptation.
In this relative physical world, I will be tempted to follow a physical existence that entails choosing what I want and deem to be good, as opposed to what I do not want and deem to be bad.
I am always tempted by what I believe to be good for me, because what I believe to be good for me is what my ego wants.
Whatever I believe to be good for me is also bad for me in this relative world of dual reality because it is the same energy experienced from an opposing perspective.
I was taught that temptation is bad for me, but I have learned that it is both good and bad for me.
“Deliver me from evil” means allow me to overcome the duality of good and bad.
My soul directs me on my path. It is neither good nor bad. It just is – my path.