Sentences with phrase «over the temptation of»

To teach him how to get victory over his temptation of pride.

Pope Francis also prayed, in dedicating the Vatican City State to St Michael's protection, that the Holy Archangel would intercede to help «make us victorious over the temptations of power, riches and sensuality» and keep Vatican employees strong in «the good fight of the faith».

Not exact matches

Given the large amount of money that was made with well - run campaigns, the temptation to move over to the «dark side» brought a proliferation of copycat sites which presented almost no value for the consumer.

Attempting to smooth out the ride for long - term investors over their investment time horizon is important — as it reduces the temptation to abandon a diversified allocation when one asset class is outperforming or underperforming others during a shorter period of time.

CCBE chose this name because of the clear advantage that family firms have in avoiding the temptations to choose short - term gains over long - term success.

He will set them off with communications of His presence which, though faint, seem great to them, with emotional sweetness, and easy conquest over temptation.

But when Adam and Eve sinned, when they fell to the temptation of the serpent, they forfeited their dominion over the earth, and gave that authority to a different «god of this world.»

St. Gregory Nazianzen, Patriarch of Constantinople in the fourth century, in one of his Orations says, «May Jesus himself convince you, with his fasts, his submission to temptation and his victory over the tempter.»

power / control is one of my favorite topics as well — i see one of Jesus» three wilderness temptations as being about that — and of course He rejected satan's offer of worldly power — i've written several blogs about power / control http://www.diospsytrek.wordpress.com — scott peck saw the desire for one human to exert control over another as the essential human evil — blessing on your work.

I see a lot of fear from mainstream / fundamental / evangelical directions, when it comes to questioning, and a real fear of «doubt» but Jesus himself struggled with doubt and temptation and worked through them over a period of time.

Personally i think those specific prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing day by day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz

He belongs to our race, sharing our propensities and temptations, bearing our human responsibilities and enduring our human weakness; yet in him the sin of Everyman, the inward - looking self - centeredness which bars the way to communion with God because it tries to establish and justify itself over against God, is overcome.

Petition is there, penitence and confession, thanksgiving and praise, the experience of trustful serenity, the affirmation of confident faith, the enjoyment of divine companionship, the inward conquest over temptation and trouble, the rededication of the life to God, the triumphant consciousness of released power.

Prayer is not all there is of the process of finding spiritual victory over temptation and sin, but without it our best efforts thresh the air.

Yet temptation is not yet over, for it continues to work within the consciousness of the patient person by harassment, by secret suggestion, by laying hidden snares, by constantly reminding one of one's loss and of the insults one has suffered.

Bible reading is a primary source of power in our Christian life over sin and temptation, a source of intimacy with God and Jesus Christ, a source of fellowship with the Holy Spirit, and sensitivity to His leading.

But I would say that my identity has changed: I see myself as a son of God, not as a gay man any more... The sexual temptations are still there, but my desire to be in a relationship with a guy has decreased significantly over the years.»

No doubt about the messiahship is expressed, but only the temptation to have it take an easy and successful form: to become a mere provider of bread and physical need; to be a mere wonderworker and so to coerce people into belief; or to become a political messiah claiming sovereignty over the nations of the earth.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

During the public controversy over the film version of The Last Temptation, a conservative commentator snarled that Kazantzakis, in addition to being a disseminator of heresy, was «hard left.»

Even though Rickover seems given over to the probability of nuclear extinction, he nevertheless seems to appreciate that weapons are not «neutral,» that their presence introduces a compelling temptation for human beings to use them.

At the beginning of his ministry his resistance to the temptations to claim for himself economic, political, or personal supernatural power may well reflect an inner struggle over the issue.

But he warned in a recent book preface that «schismatic temptations and dogmatic confusion» were sown as a result of the debate over the document and said such confusion was «dangerous for the unity of the Church.»

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

All three bear out Shi's assertion that «the people who have succeeded in maintaining a commitment to simplicity over time are disproportionately people with a powerful spiritual foundation — that is, some sort of transcendent element in their outlook that gives them the fortitude and the tenacity to maintain this mode of living in the face of all of the conflicting tendencies and temptations around us.»

Rather than becoming heterosexual, men and women become part of a new identity group in which it is almost the norm to succumb to temptation and return to ex-gay ministry over and over again.

We would undoubtedly stop short of longing for the early death about which Paul speaks, but we share the same temptation, to retreat from the world into a churchly style of life which equates Jesus» presence with the church and not the world and which unwittingly denies God sovereignty over the whole world of which he is creator and lord.

If we are soon to die, or if we believe a day of judgment to be near at hand, how quickly do we put our moral house in order — we do not see how sin can evermore exert temptation over us!

A good example of the clash over meanings is the 1988 controversy about «The Last Temptation of Christ,» a film version of the book by Nikos Kazantzakis.

He was victorious over the temptation sent his way by the King of Sodom.

Part of learning to love the Bible for what it is, not what we want it to be is resisting the temptation to either gloss over or glorify the culture in which these women lived and to instead allow their stories to speak for themselves.

There appears here also, in defense of the Sabbath, a warning against the temptation to throw it over in «the names of other gods.»

Unlike the children of Israel, who fail over and over, Jesus overcame temptation by trusting God.

Temptation was given over a five - day period in April 1937 to a group of clergymen of the Confessing Church to whom Bonhoeffer had been the chief mentor in the Finkenwalde seminary.

So however much the Constantinian settlement led Christianity into what some regard as a lengthy Babylonian captivity to state power, the «Edict of Milan» also affirmed truths that have proven stronger over time than the temptation to use Caesar for God's work.

But, then I'm knocked back down to earth and because I am only human, temptation takes over my body and sometimes I just want some freaking cream cheese, or a jar of peanut butter, or a Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

Gardeners and seed collectors from all over the world send us seed, and the more unusual the variety is, the greater our temptation is to grow it regardless of origin.

And slowly we eased out line, waiting for the tap that would tell us the sinkers had hit rock so that we would start to reel up again, slowly, almost imperceptibly, until there would be a pluck at the line, and the temptation to stop the bait would be hard to fight down, but it had to be fought so that the pollack would keep coming, would smash fiercely on the bait this time, and the end of the salmon rod would come hard over and into the water as the fish made its first crash dive for the kelp.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Believe it or not, it's hard to resist the temptation of turning small change into thousands of dollars in just over 90 minutes.

A perfect storm of temptation was brewed over the summer as AC Milan reenergised with millions of euros from a new investor went on a shopping spree for young talent.

In spite of my temptation to lord that mythic piece of coal over T's head, we're eschewing the naughty / nice concept and focusing instead on the sled / reindeer / fat guy in a red suit stuff.

I don't know to what extend I am addicted, but I know that I will always struggle with food temptations, and that it will always take a conscious effort on my part, every minute of the day, to choose health over what my mind tells me.

He is aware that in editing diaries there is a temptation to emphasise disagreements and controversies over areas of cooperation.

Shehu advised her to rise above pettiness and sentiments, and to resist the temptation to play to the gallery, when the country's national security is under threat, adding that «seeking to make political capital out of a chaotic situation is highly unbecoming of her and of the reputation she has worked hard to build over the years.»

Maryland - Bob Ehrlich (R): There was a real temptation to move this one even higher — a Baltimore Sun poll done last month showed Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) with a 15 - point bulge over Ehrlich — but Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan (D) has begun to bash O'Malley on crime rate statistics in Charm City — a point of potential weakness for the presumptive nominee.

He appealed to leaders of the party to avoid the temptation of taking over the place of the convention or abrogating the rights of the delegates to choose leaders for the party.

«We wake up with a certain amount of willpower potential, and over the course of the day, every temptation we resist and every decision we make pulls from our limited «willpower reserve.»»

Using this example, two people who have previously been married can lay their cards on the table straight away, getting rid of any awkwardness or temptation to gloss over the past.

We pass between four separate dramatic strands over the course of several days: an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) traveling through Morocco in an effort to expunge some unmentioned grief; a Mexican housekeeper (Adriana Barraza) watching the couple's young children in San Diego while preparing for her son's wedding; a Tunisian shepherd (Driss Roukhe) who gives his two boys a rifle in order to ward off jackals; and a deaf - mute Japanese schoolgirl (Rinko Kikuchi) struggling with the temptations of her age and a sense of lingering loss.