Temptation

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:"
Jospeh Smith translated this to “Suffer us not to be led into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
Russell M. Nelson stated, "The clarification on temptation is helpful, for surely we would not be led into temptation by Deity. The Lord said, 'Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.'(Matthew 26:41)"

I am going to focus on the scripture Matthew 26:41 for today's blog. 
Watch - The Topical Guide of the LDS Kings James Version of the Bible tells us to refer also to, Look, Observe, Vigilant...
Look -  Alma 37: 46 The way is prepared, and if we will look we may live forever.
Look to God. Learn of Him and discover your divine potential.  Moses asked the Israelites to look at the brass serpent and live, a simple task. In similitude, we are asked to look at Christ and live and our burdens will be made easier to bear.  I think that is why I am even writing this blog. I want my children to look to Christ and live forever in His peace.
Observe - How is observing different than looking? Look is defined as "to turn one's eye toward something", whereas observe is to "regard with attention".  It is not enough to just look...we have to observe, turn not just our eyes to Christ, but our attention. 
Vigilant - means to be ever awake or alert.  We can never let our guard down, we turn our eye toward God, we pay special attention to His life and teaches, then we must be vigilant in keeping His commandments.   The result of our actions is promised in Matthew 26:41 - we enter not into temptation. 
I know it all sounds easy, but I am also very aware that it isn't always as easy as it sounds. Remember Christ is really teaching us for the long term. This life is but a moment in time, the place we want to live is Eternally with Him and He has prepared the way.
I hope as I continue to tell the stories of Jesus that my family may find the peace available to them during their moment in time.