Temptation Quotes
Whether or not I protect the weeds isn't a matter of just recognizing the weed for what it is, but possessing the conviction to grab hold of the roots and yank like my life depends on it.
I said to all the things that throng about the gateways of the senses: "Tell me of my God, since you are not He. Tell me something of Him." And they cried out in a great voice: "He made us." CS Lewis
...I know that if you ask me to jump I will say how high. So I will stay away from you and hope that you never ever say jump.
The hardest thing about getting what you want is knowing what to do with it.
The temptationTo take the precious things we have apartTo see how they workMust be resisted for they never fit together
Temptation can sway even the purest mind to sin, and the denialist to claim that tomorrow will bring change. However, the irrefutable truth is—tomorrow, my friend, never comes.
I have resisted temptation for two and a half minutes at least: my redemption is sure.
You will not experience dramatic change in your struggle as long as you use accountability to describe your sins instead of declaring your need for help in the midst of temptation.
Remove yourself from temptation. Don't even look at something if you know you shouldn't have it.
It made me feel as if I was taking back some control over my life when everything else had been shaken up so frighteningly.
Perhaps I might have resisted a great temptation, but the little ones would have pulled me down
Despite the weight of the world on my shoulders, the temptation to stop and smell the supernatural roses tugged on my sleeves a time or two.
Resist the temptation to see yourself as a victim.
Being around her now was nine parts bliss and one part torment. And he wanted it to last as long as possible.
I should have shouted "No" and left him. "But at least" said Satan in the deeps of my mind, "know what the temptation is before you do anything hastily.
I have a simple principle for the conduct of life - never to resist an adequate temptation.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life.
Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.