Quotes About Temptation

In the desert, an old monk had once advised a traveler, the voices of God and the Devil are scarcely distinguishable.

Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?

O God, make me good, but not yet.

Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within.

Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity.

God save me from myself.

I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.

Satan's most effective weapon is to take our eyes off of what God has declared over us in the gospel.

God made food; the devil the cooks.

If God had wanted me to lose weight he would have made sure there was creamed spinach for dessert.

It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.

By God, I could make myself bring her that economically halved grapefruit, that sugarless breakfast.

God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.

Sure, he had a wife and fifty-four kids, but he looked like a college freshman. A yummy college freshman majoring in Oh-my-god-I-gotta-get-me-some-of-that.

In the land of God's and Monsters, I was an angel looking to get f-ked hard.

Satan's successes are the greatest when he appears with the name of God on his lips.

Don't forget, God can see you masturbating. But don't stop. He's almost there.

After every temptation you will be either closer to God or further from Him.

When we resist God, we draw near to Satan.

Satan is willing to have us worship anything, however sacred - the Bible, the crucifix, the church - if only we do not worship God Himself.

The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation.

Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God.

Once you savor God's goodness, sin holds no lasting appeal.