Neither the devil nor the world, nor even our own evil heart can compel us to sin. It must be by our own consent and will.

Never forget: Satan's goal is to turn us away from God.

We are to feed the new nature on the Word of God constantly, and we are to starve the old nature, which craves the world and the flesh. We are told to "make not provision for the flesh" [Romans 13:14 KJV].

Daniel and his companions were tempted to forsake their godly heritage but they refused. They even faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise.

Don't savor temptations; don't dwell on them or toy with them or replay them over and over in your mind. The more you think about a particular temptation, the more enticing it becomes.

It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.

Temptation requires definite, decisive action.

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.

A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act.

Don't give Satan a foothold, but discipline yourself to stay close to God. He alone is your security.

The word lust [can] mean "selfish desire." . . .It is wanting something so badly you will do anything to get it. That is one of the tricks of the devil. It is too high a price to pay.

Worldliness doesn't fall like an avalanche upon a person and sweep him or her away. It is the steady drip, drip, drip of the water that wears away the stone. The world is exerting a steady pressure on us every day. Most of us would go down under it, if it weren't for the Holy Spirit who lives inside us, and holds us up, and keeps us.