Decide while you're young to keep the commandments of God, and you won't have to think fast, because before temptation even steps up to the bat, you'll have made your decision. You were smart enough to think first.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
If you are part of a religion that very strongly insists that you believe then to decide not to do that is quite a big hurdle to jump over. You never forget the thought process you went through. It becomes part of your whole intellectual picture.
It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution.
If you just can't seem to get ahead, you might need to check your priorities. If you've had difficulties setting your priorities, ask God to help you.
You have to really think about things before you do them.
I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.