Temptations divide the world into two classes; those who fail & go down under them and those who meet them successfully & gain strength of character through overcoming them.
To the one class they are stumbling-blocks; to the other
they are stepping-stones.
To the one they are hindrances; to the other they are helps.
It is not our
temptations but the way we respond to them that counts.
- H. O. Fanning (moreillustrations.com)
“Temptations, when we
meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson; but if we overcome
them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.” - John Bunyan.
Js 1:2 (MEV): “My
brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations.”
“My temptations have been my Masters in Divinity.” - Martin Luther.
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