I looked up that verse and I was looking at vs 1-14 around it and thinking then, these are all common temptations to man then: lust after evil things; idolatry; fornication; tempting Christ; murmuring.
I guess when we succumb to the temptations it just can manifest differently in men and women for some of those things.
I am the type I would have been hurt if my husband had ever even had a temptation to begin with, let alone succumb to it. It has been very difficult for me to accept God's word as to exactly what it says: these temptations are common to man(kind) period.
Probably the ways of escape are different at different times and different situations for each person. Yours is running to God in your mind. Mine too. I get fearful.
I have to do that same thing brother, run to him in my mind. I cannot deal with the temptation on my own, I am not strong enough.
It says: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. And that would be my temptation is to fear instead of running to God like you said.
I have to say I've never actually called my husband lord, small l. But the thought of that is actually so incredibly beautiful thinking about, but it would be really embarrassing if I did it, almost painfully embarrassing, but what a beautiful thought.
Well I will see you later brother. I am really glad he is not ashamed to call us brethren, I thank God for that because we are just woefully insufficient in ourselves without him. I am really thankful for you brother and the beautiful thing is if we fall we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And praise God for the Lord Jesus Christ.
I really cannot overcome the fears on my own so I pray he increase my faith in this way. And I have seen him do it and can say I am in a far different place now on that issue than I was a few years back.
See you later ok, I am really thankful for all you guys on here, really, really thankful.