Temptation And God Quotes

When we give up on what draws us near to God, we become like beasts. — L. Michael Morales

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

God is good but not safe, and the urge for safe art is often a worldly temptation away from goodness. — Kenneth Myers

If you play with temptation do not expect God will deliver you — Mary Slessor

Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee. — Edward De Bono

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

His Majesty [the Lord] ... rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God. — Teresa Of Avila

Every act of seizure is an act of grace. — Jen Pollock Michel

Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work He has left to do in our lives. — Erwin W. Lutzer

Those Saints, which God loves best, The Devil tempts not least. — Robert Herrick

Believe it or not, when you fast in the Spirit, God makes you more equipped to deal with hunger, irritability, and temptation. — Monica Johnson

This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath. — Anthony The Great

Do not sell your soul for a bucketful of pleasures and temptations. It's God's priceless gift to you. — Christian Hunt

Blessed are those who believe without seeing me. (John 20:29 NLT) God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. (James 1:12 NLT) — Cherie Hill

James 1:13 specifically says that God tempts no one. God may test, but He never tempts to evil. A test is for growth; temptation is toward evil. Not — R.C. Sproul

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

God tests, but he does not tempt. — Criss Jami

Only a strong faith - a faith based on God's Word - will protect us from temptation and doubt. — Billy Graham

Satan's chief device of temptation is to attack the truth of God. — R.C. Sproul

Our temptation now and always is not to trust in God but to trust in our faith tradition of trusting in God. — Richard Rohr

Say not that thou hast royal blood in thy veins; say not that thou art born of God if thou canst not prove thy pedigree by daring to be holy! — William Gurnall

God will not allow us to be overwhelmed by temptation, but with it He will provide a way of escape so that we will be able to endure it. — Rebecca Wells

God watches over every temptation and trial that you will ever face in your life and He will never "allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able. — Robert B. Somerville

Freedom has real meaning when, for example, a situation of temptation arises and one remains God-fearing, steadfast, and in control of one's actions. — Hamza Yusuf

When God has not taken away our trouble or temptation yet, with His grace in our lives, we are content. — T. B. Joshua

Your level is above the reach of the devil ... Keep it in mind; as long as you are in the light of God, you bind him (the devil) tight! — Israelmore Ayivor

God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum. — Erwin W. Lutzer

Temptation is an opportunity to please God and shame the devil. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution. — Edwin Louis Cole

God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers. — William Penn

Don't let affluence make you impoverished of God. — Jon Bloom

Temptation is a strong weapon that Satan uses against the children of God — Sunday Adelaja

It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God delights in our temptations and yet hates them. He delights in them when they drive us to prayer; he hates them when they drive us to despair. — Martin Luther

If we would answer the question of the existence of the Evil then we would not be sinners, we could make something else responsible. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Temptation provokes me to look upward to God. — John Bunyan

The temptations of God were always more dangerous for mankind than those of Satan. — Arthur Koestler

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. — Lysa TerKeurst

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

Sometimes the devil tempts me to believe in God. — Bill Vaughan

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven. — Pio Of Pietrelcina

God has created you because he loved you. He loved you so much that he could not resist the temptation to create you. When — Osho

Temptation is a push or a pull intended to take us away off the will of God — Christian Michael

Sanctification costs to the extent of an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of all our interests in God. — Oswald Chambers

Sometimes, God on purpose allows Satan to tempt human.
One should keep on praying to be kept away of temptation. — Toba Beta

Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God. — Erwin W. Lutzer

Every temptation is an offer to doubt God's love and wisdom. — Rick Warren

The essence of temptation is the invitation to live independently of God. — Neil T. Anderson

Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess. — John Milton

Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God. — John Quincy Adams

Who made the heart, 'tis He alone
Decidedly can try us — Robert Burns

Perhaps God was testing him with man's greatest temptation. — Pepper Winters

God can make good use of all that happens, but the loss is real. — C.S. Lewis

Scripture doesn't promise that God will remove temptation, only that you'll be given strength to withstand it. — Garrison Keillor

I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation. That's Who keeps me humble every time. — Albert Pujols

The goal of temptation is to make you fall. So it is the devil who tempts you, not God! — Pedro Okoro