James 1:12-18 - Testing And Tempting
12 Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
13 No one must say, when he is tempted to do evil, "I have a temptation from God to do evil," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so. 14 But anyone is tempted to do evil when he is allured by his own evil desire and enticed by a bait. 15 Then evil desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is completed, it brings forth death.
16 You must avoid being misled, my dearly loved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation or changing shadow. 18 In accordance with His will He made us His children by the message of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.