Use "temptations" in a sentence

1. resist the temptations and rules of this world

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2. If you eat them, you will have to fight hard in order to resist certain temptations

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3. ‘I don’t mind them going out but I remember all too clearly the temptations of teenage and she’s under age

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4. The wall around the house isn't only for the thief or the tiger, but to keep honest men from the temptations of riches they can not bear unassisted

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5. if bothered enough, would give in to the temptations of the crack whores

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6. Staring straight into her eyes, so close he could’ve kissed her, he said through deep breaths "When can we talk?" She fought off the temptations gnawing at her lips, and told him, later that evening

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7. The one, in his separate independent state, is less liable to the temptations of bad company, which, in large manufactories, so frequently ruin the morals of the other

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8. wonder if the temptations of life outside the convent were

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9. Early on the pimp and whores had learned to mind their own, especially when it came to the One Elf, for Solo Ki was far beyond the temptations of flesh or tactics of intimidation

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10. choices when shopping and try to avoid the sugary temptations that lurk in the grocery store

11. inactivity and removal, the way which claims victory over bodily temptations by avoiding other

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12. He followed the faith, desperately trying to ignore the pin pricks of doubt about the magnanimity of his culture compared with the magnanimity of Holland and its temptations shown to him by his new friends who had now brought him to England

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13. ―I will vote for the best candidate,‖ the best qualified to lead our nation, possessing the highest credentials, of unblemished character ad nauseam, are worthy sentiments that in practice, however, oftentimes succumb to the temptations of party loyalties

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14. Such defined the wisdom of our first president (George Washington) who, properly aware of the (inherent) temptations of political power, limited himself to two terms in office

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15. He had a lot of confidence in his kids, but there were too many temptations, too many potential pitfalls

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16. They were responsible for the enlightenment of the people, teaching them Law and helping them avoid the temptations that would lead to blasphemy, heresy, eternal damnation, and a most probably gruesome, demeaning execution that would serve as a reminder and a lesson that All is Law and no one and nothing is above it

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17. Some of these temptations

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18. have to learn not to give in to these temptations but rather set time for

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19. He also warned against giving in to the temptations of the pagan world all around them, and from which many had just come, carrying in many cases, the baggage of old familiar beliefs

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20. My old man grew up on the Southside of Chicago where he learned about Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Al Green, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and stuff like that back in his day at his school

21. But all with no temptations of a wine

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22. of eating right, how to avoid the temptations that can lure them back to overeat-

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23. ing a comfortable nonsmoker by avoiding the temptations that lure many back to

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24. You'll be able to be strong in the face of temptations, and you'll just

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25. “There are a lot of temptations in the city

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26. the Bible well enough to quote it with accuracy when temptations come calling

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27. This surly means keeping the Devil away with his temptations, and helping

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28. 4 But whenever they prayed Adam said to Eve, "Note, you have seen what temptations have befallen us in this land; Come, let us arise, and ask God to forgive us the sins we have committed, and we will not come out until the end of the day next to the fortieth day; And if we die in here, He will save us

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29. A hungry hurt vamp is a fatal one, and even though I had been fed considerably, in my present condition, I needed an extra feed every now and again, and any absence of temptations would make my life a whole lot easier

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30. build a character able to meet the hardships and temptations of

31. made famous by the thousands and thousands of explorers in search of gold and fortune, many of whom did not satisfy their ambition and fell victims to the elements and the temptations of a border town without laws

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32. lies, deceits, and temptations of the Illuminati they were to be

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33. 3 The great temptations which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:

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34. who so willingly give in “to all sorts ‘of modern temptations?

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35. 4 But whenever they prayed Adam said to Eve "Note you have seen what temptations have befallen us in this land; Come let us arise and ask God to forgive us the sins we have committed and we will not come out until the end of the day next to the fortieth day; And if we die in here He will save us

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36. The most insidious of temptations

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37. All moral temptations

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38. One of the ground rules that he laid down was that for that first year, to keep me away from roommates, fraternities, and the other temptations I experienced at Cornell, I was to be quartered in a small room at the Carolina Inn, a hotel smack in the middle of the campus

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39. They shall not be swept away, either by the fierce waves of worldly temptations or by the waves of infliction

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40. I am worried, not only by the thought of my own soul, but, what is still more difficult and important, by the thought of the many frail souls entrusted to my authority as Abbess; all these girls and women whom I serve now, and for whom, one awful and glorious day, I shall be called to make account before the blazing throne of Christ; to account not only for my many and obvious failings, but also temptations and doubts hidden in my heart, known to God alone

41. 1 Jesus answered and said to him Get you hence Satan for it is written You 2 shall worship the Lord your God and him alone shall you serve; And when the 3 devil had completed all his temptations he departed from him for a season; And look the angels drew near and ministered to him

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42. Yet how weak and selfish it is for me to dwell on my insignificant loneliness! It would be more fitting to rejoice greatly that now, in these final days of a wicked world, the Lord Jesus has such women to praise his holy name and preach the Truth and seek after wisdom as you; you who gently leads a militia of marching virgins across the battlefield of souls, despite fearful temptations on every side, all of you armed with invincible weapons of piety and learning; often here, in my loneliness, I imagine your mild-hearted militia of girls and women singing sweet hymns of spiritual combat, of Christ's victory, and the eternal occupation of Heaven!

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43. Give us the food of to-day; And forgive us our trespasses as we forgave those who trespassed against us; And bring us not into temptations but deliver us from the evil one

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44. 31 Who is the greater one he who sits or he who serves? is it not he who sits? I am among you as he who serves; But you are those who have continued with me in my temptations; I promise you the kingdom as my Father promised me so that you may eat and drink at the table in my kingdom

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45. 1 This said Jesus and went out with his disciples to a place which was called Gethsemane on the side that is in the plain of Kidron the mountain the place 2 in which was a garden; and he entered in there he and his disciples; And Judas the 3 betrayer knew that place for Jesus often times met with his disciples there; And when Jesus came to the place he said to his disciples Sit you here so that I may go and pray; 5 and pray you that you enter not into temptations; And he took with him Cephas and the sons of Zebedee together James and John; and he began to 6 look sorrowful and to be anxious; And he said to them My soul is distressed to 7 death: abide you here and watch with me; And he withdrew from them a little 8 the space of a stone's throw; and he kneeled and fell on his face and prayed so 9 that if it were possible this hour might pass him; And he said Father you are able for all things; if you will let this cup pass me: but let not my will be done but let your will be done; And he came to his disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Cephas Simon did you sleep? Could you so not for one hour watch with me? Watch and pray that you enter not into temptations the spirit is willing and ready but the body is weak; And he went again a second time and prayed and said My Father if it is not possible with regard to this cup that it pass except I drink it your will be done; And he returned again and found his disciples sleeping for their eyes were heavy from their grief and anxiety; and they knew not what to say to him; And he left them and went away again and prayed a third time and said the very same word; And there appeared to him an angel from heaven encouraging him; And being afraid he prayed continuously and his sweat became like a stream of blood and fell on the ground; Then he rose from his prayer and came to his disciples and found them sleeping; And he said to them Sleep now and rest: the end has arrived and the hour has come; and look the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners

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46. Luke 22:25-32 The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors but you shall not be so; but he who is greatest among you let him be as the younger and he who is the chief be as he who serves; because who is greater he who sits at meals or he who serves it? Is it not he who sits down at meals greater? but I am with you as one who serves; you are those who have continued with Me in my temptations; and I appoint to you a kingdom as my Father has appointed it to Me so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel

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47. the trials and temptations of every day, the best

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48. Today I place all my cares, temptations and

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49. Saint Anthony the hermit in many temptations

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50. George and Lydia were pulled this way and that, and the temptations were great

51. 7 Will I have trials, tests and temptations now? Yes

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52. Jesus Himself used this weapon with great effect, during the last three temptations in the wilderness

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53. Each time, he countered Satan’s temptations with “It is written…” (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10)

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54. Confessing God’s Word to Satan is the way to overcome not only Satan’s accusations, but also discouragement and anxiety and a host of other temptations with which Satan assails our mind

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55. As an added bonus, your plan will help you overcome temptations

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56. his hand, a gush of temptations shivered in him

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57. Here are temptations and obsessions that lure and capture you, leaving you feeling overburdened and trapped, and this is all of your own making

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58. decorated and stacked with all sorts of temptations

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59. entered upon the stream he is safe for ever; but although that is so, it is still possible for him to delay his progress to a most serious extent, if he yields to any of the temptations that still beset his path

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60. temptations, and with occasions tending to make him forget his pledge to the

61. difficulties, temptations and trials, and it is his for ever because he has

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62. But if you have a strong and healthy faith you can lift up and remove whole mountains of temptations

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63. The yielding to temptations that beset,

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64. temptations and problems, which usual y become a way of sanctification, opened up by God Himself for those

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65. Are you troubled by the onslaught of tribulations and temptations? Beseech the Lord to calm the storm

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66. 5 The transactions of this eventful time were not the fantastic visions of a starved and weakened mind, neither were they the confused and puerile symbolisms which afterward gained record as the "temptations of Jesus in the wilderness

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67. It masters all temptations to rebel against the divine leading

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68. Devoid of expectations, didn’t I exist in peace? What did freedom bring me in its wake? How I am exposed to the temptations of life without any hope of fulfillment! But, why did fate bring me out of my cell? How have the limitations of my life come to taunt my love? Looks like my past will hinder my future forever

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69. Without being judgmental about either of them, she tried to analyze the way each of them responded to the temptations of life

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70. “Is it possible to resist evil temptations if you are certain that you will not be discovered?”

71. In this way may you transform your temptations into the highest types of uplifting mortal ministry while you almost wholly avoid these wasteful and weakening conflicts between the animal and spiritual natures

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72. If you would be truly triumphant over the temptations of the lesser and lower nature, you must come to that place of spiritual advantage where you have really and truly developed an actual interest in, and love for, those higher and more idealistic forms of conduct which your mind is desirous of substituting for these lower and less idealistic habits of behavior that you recognize as temptation

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73. And I do all this only that you may be strengthened for the temptations and trials which are just ahead

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74. Saving the world (as wonderful as it may sound on the surface), is not only the height of arrogance in thinking you know how the world should be, but also one of the cleverest temptations the Ego (Maya) has come up with to maintain her power and existence

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75. the biggest temptations of His life

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76. All the saints have passed through many tribulations and temptations, and have profited in them; and they who could not support temptations, became reprobates, and fell away

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77. There is no so holy, nor place so retired, where there are no temptations and adversities

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78. Yet, after their unbelieving parents died in the wilderness, this generation’s success in the new land exposed them to demobilizing temptations

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79. One white leader opposed sending Sheppard to the Congo, for example, fearing that single African-American men could not handle the sexual temptations facing them in Africa

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80. Even without that setback, Charlie had plenty of temptations: cigarettes, alcohol, women and drugs

81. Aureliano, had never been more lucid in any act of his life as when he forgot about his dead ones and the pain of his dead ones and nailed up the doors and windows again with Fernanda’s crossed boards so as not to be disturbed by any temptations of the world, for he knew then that his fate was written in Melquíades’ parchments

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82. The Fighting Temptations (2003)

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83. “…the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations and trials, and how to

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84. If it wasn't for her love and affection, I would've probably succumbed to the many unhealthy temptations every young man encounters in life�

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85. "Miami's a big town, with lots of things to do! There�s a lot of temptations that could cloud my focus on what's important, like school and baseball

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86. The realization of your bliss, your true being, comes when you have put aside what might be called the passing moment with its terror, and with its temptations, and with its statement of requirements about life that you should live this way… I always tell my students to follow their bliss – where the deep sense of being is from, and where your body and soul want to go

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87. Of a truth, God is surely organized, but not in the way man thinks, we see through a glass that is darkened, and He nurtures those that are led as the Holy Spirit cultivates His people thru the trials and temptations of life

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88. The next few days proved, through temptations that what I’d received was real

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89. Folks, it was the struggles in life, the temptations that brought us to where we are, that and good teaching, and bad teaching for that matter, that we learned from here or there

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90. John the Baptist could have backed down in front of Herod, Joseph from the multi-colored coat, and his brothers, Moses through his threats from the Egyptians and his own people and Jesus by His hunger and many other trials and temptations

91. Yes, I believe that God in all his blessings, blesses us with these temptations until we have seen the glory of His power and submit to Him all of our earthly qualities

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92. Without any temptations there will be no transformation

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93. temptations, and that is avoiding evil thoughts

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94. I had too, I had to know the tugs, struggles, and temptations, and in spite of all them, I overcame

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95. to make us to fall into lust, he will bring various temptations and the

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96. discern temptations from the normal feelings of love and by that we

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97. temptations come in to their minds, they begin to feel like husbands and

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98. The temptations of the world,

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