From the Gospel according to Luke 4:1-13

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devilHe ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God,
command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, One does not live on bread alone.” Then he took him up and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory; for it has been handed over to me,
and I may give it to whomever I wish. All this will be yours, if you worship me.” Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.” Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you, and: With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Jesus said to him in reply  “It also saysYou shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

The Gospel of the Lord

All Because of Haste

Christ was going to eat later, so what was the temptation? To eat now.
Christ was destined to be King of all creation, so what was the temptation? To be King now.
Christ was destined to be Lord of all, so what was the temptation? To be Lord now.
We are called to greatness, to live in fullness, to experience perfect communion, to achieve perfect justice, to have dominion over the world, to enjoy the happiness of heaven… So what are the temptations? To have it all now.
Temptations promise us everything immediately and by our own means. And so we fall… all because of haste.
The devil’s days are numbered, and he is in a hurry. In contrast, eternity belongs only to God.

Applied to Married Life:

Steve: Do you know that everything that tempts us to sin is actually something we are called to receive in abundance?
Rachel: I don’t understand. The things that tempt us to sin are bad desires.
Steve: For example, vanity comes from wanting to be greater than we are. Aren’t we actually called to become greater than we can even imagine?
Rachel: Yes, of course. We are called to be gods in God.
Steve: But what happens? We want it now and by our own means, and we fall into vanity. Aren’t we called to experience perfect justice?
Rachel: Yes, of course. Divine justice.
Steve: But we want to impose our own justice now, and we fall into wrath. Aren’t we called to experience complete satisfaction?
Rachel: Yes, of course. In the Kingdom of God.
Steve: But we want it now and fall into gluttony. Aren’t we called to live in a perfect reciprocal love with each other?
Rachel: Yes, of course. In the love of Christ.
Steve: But we want to experience it now through lust. And so it is with every sin.
Rachel: Incredible. And all because of haste. How harmful haste is!
Steve: Let’s allow God to be God.

Mother,

Let us trust in God’s love. Who could treat us better than He can? May He be praised forever.