Quotes by Temptation This mortal probation is a brief period-just a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is, in fact, the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray. ElRay L. Christiansen temptation pressure past O help me Father in heaven to overcome and resist temptation in every form or shape. Emmeline B. Wells temptation heaven father You are out of the way of temptation and out of the way of the tempter - I didn't mean to make you wicked - but I was - and am - and shall be - and I was with you so much that I couldn't help contaminate. Emily Dickinson wicked temptation mean Between the demand to be clear,and the temptation to be obscure, impossible to decide which deserves more respect. Emile M. Cioran deserve-more demand temptation wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to temptation! Eric Jerome Dickey grace-christian temptation way Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives. Erwin W. Lutzer magnifying glasses temptation Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle. Erwin W. Lutzer sin battle temptation Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God. Erwin W. Lutzer our-love god-love temptation God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum. Erwin W. Lutzer choices temptation character Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible. Erwin W. Lutzer neutrality temptation impossible Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful. Erwin W. Lutzer powerful temptation christian We cannot say no to temptation without saying yes to something far better. Erwin W. Lutzer saying-yes temptation the writer must resist this temptation [to quote] and do his best with his own tools. It would be most convenient for us musicians if, arrived at a given emotional crisis in our work, we could simply stick in a few bars of Brahms or Schubert. Indeed many composers have no hesitation in so doing. But I have never heard the practice defended; possibly because that hideous symbol of petty larceny, the inverted comma, cannot well be worked into a musical score. Ethel Smyth emotional practice temptation Let my temptation be a book. Eugene Field temptation inspirational book Let my temptation be a book, which I shall purchase, hold and keep. Eugene Field temptation book Curiosity killed the cat. Eugene O'Neill cat curiosity temptation If there is something that you have to do, resist the temptation to do it under duress. Ask yourself, "What's the worst thing that would happen if I didn't do this?" And if you can get away with not doing it at all, don't do it. And then imagine what would it feel like to have this done. Spend a day or two, if you can, just 15 minutes here, 5 minutes here, 2 minutes here, here and here, imagining it completed in a way that pleases you! And then, the next time you decide that you're going to take action about it, the action is going to be a whole lot easier. Esther Hicks duress temptation two The moment you begin a serious study of the scriptures, you will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.... When you begin to hunger & thirst after those words, you will find life in greater abundance. Ezra Taft Benson deception temptation path What is impossible to me as an imitator of Christ, becomes perfectly natural as a participant of Christ. It is Only when Christ nullifies the force of my inherent "self' life," and communicates to me a Divine life, that Christian living in its true sense, is at all possible for me. F. Huegel temptation self christian If the 'self-life' is supreme, Satan does not have to be invited in. The lines are already set for the 'electric' current to flow. Satan is master of ceremonies, though he be apparently non-existent. F. Huegel lines temptation self «56789101112131415»
