The apostle Paul encourages us with these words: “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.” Although Satan may be the dark force ultimately behind the tempting, it is our fallen and corrupted human nature that allows these temptations to take root and causes us to act on them, thereby “giving birth to sin.” But it is the power of the Holy Spirit that enables us to free ourselves from the sin and temptations we struggle with in our daily lives.