From God?: After eliminating the possibility that God is the source of our temptation to sin, James redirects us to consider the role our own desires play. He portrays temptation as a process rather than an event. In doing so, he helps us recognize the ways of escape available to us to avoid giving into our sinful desires. The first battle in the war against sin is with the evil desires that try to entice us and drag us away. Our response? We must turn away from these desires and not give