Quotes about Resistance

The more saturated we are with God's truth, the more powerfully resistant we become.

Being ruled by anything other than God is something God takes quite seriously. And so should I. I don't want to live as an enemy to the cross of Christ. In other words, I don't want to live resistant to the power Christ's death and resurrection provides for me just because I can't walk away from my unhealthy cravings.

lion looking for someone to devour.

You make no agreements with whatever the temptation or accusation is.

Life will provide a thousand sessions for raising the warrior God calls you to be. Turn your radar on during the day, and intentionally don't take the path of least resistance.

Confusing the weight of sins actually hurts our ability to resist temptation.

You must understand: the unholy trinity Scripture names as the world, our flesh, and the evil one conspire to undermine your character.

The enemy's whole plan is based on agreements. When we agree with the demonic forces suggesting things to us, we come under their influence.

Adam and Eve could not walk away from the seductive serpent who enticed them to eat the forbidden fruit, and they lost Eden. Samson could not walk away from Delilah, who seductively lured him into revealing the secret to the anointing God had given him, and he lost his life. Judas could not walk away from thirty pieces of silver, and he lost his soul. Is the Prince of Darkness tempting you with forbidden fruit to lure you away from your blessing? Be like Abram: walk away today!  

Temptation exercises our faith and teaches us to pray.

The depravity of man is at once the most empirically verifiable reality but at the same time the most intellectually resisted fact.

At length from us may find, who overcomes 649: By force, hath overcome but half his foe.