it seemed to him as if he were beholding in a magic panorama a future where he himself was sliding into that pleasureless yielding to the small solicitations of circumstance, which is a commoner history of perdition than any single momentous bargain.

The devil tempts us not; 'tis we who tempt him, beckoning his skill with opportunity.

The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan's attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.

Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.

You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Give me chastity and continence, but not just now.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

From the time of Cain until the last believer before Christ's return, we are all fundamentally in the same boat. We suffer the same spiritual afflictions and tendencies.

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."

Don't waste time asking God to keep you from doing things. Don't do them.

Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!