Yearly Archives: 2019

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. The difference is discipline weighs...

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

Por tanto, yo te aconsejo que de mí compres oro refinado en fuego, para que seas rico, y vestiduras blancas para vestirte, y que...

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may...

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.Abraham Joshua Heschel

He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

Hijitos, vosotros sois de Dios, y los habéis vencido; porque mayor es el que está en vosotros, que el que está en el mundo.1...

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.Mortimer J. Adler

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The...

Mirad cuál amor nos ha dado el Padre, para que seamos llamados hijos de Dios; por esto el mundo no nos conoce, porque no...

No améis al mundo, ni las cosas que están en el mundo. Si alguno ama al mundo, el amor del Padre no está en...

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.Frank Herbert

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in...

Este es el mensaje que hemos oído de él, y os anunciamos: Dios es luz, y no hay ningunas tinieblas en él. Si decimos...

What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not admired. The...

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at...

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on...

Humillaos, pues, bajo la poderosa mano de Dios, para que él os exalte cuando fuere tiempo; echando toda vuestra ansiedad sobre él, porque él...

My mentor recently said something that I found thought-provoking. He said only two things in life are free--the gift of salvation and the gift...

Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.Charles...

The devil can get you through your flesh. He knows the button to press on your flesh and have a way into your mind....

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased...

Puesto que Cristo ha padecido por nosotros en la carne, vosotros también armaos del mismo pensamiento; pues quien ha padecido en la carne, terminó...

The root issue of pornography is often something other than pornography itself. This is especially true for people who don't approve of pornography but...

Explaining temptation by saying “God is testing me” or “Satan is attacking me” positions “me” either as the victim, if I am defeated, or...

Mas vosotros sois linaje escogido, real sacerdocio, nación santa, pueblo adquirido por Dios, para que anunciéis las virtudes de aquel que os llamó de...

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies...

The things that tempt us do not come from external persuasions…they originate from our very own hearts. They’re conceived there, entertained by our thoughts...

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to...

Someteos, pues, a Dios; resistid al diablo, y huirá de vosotros. Acercaos a Dios, y él se acercará a vosotros. Pecadores, limpiad las manos;...

Pamper no temptations! Once you are the driver on the steer of your life, choose to knock down every obstacle and challenge on your...

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself...

La religión pura y sin mácula delante de Dios el Padre es esta: Visitar a los huérfanos y a las viudas en sus tribulaciones,...

The final aim of any temptation is to bring a person back into the kingdom of darkness.Sunday Adelaja

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which...

Bienaventurado el varón que soporta la tentación; porque cuando haya resistido la prueba, recibirá la corona de vida, que Dios ha prometido a los...

If you are facing some kind of temptation, remember that it is within your power to get the victory over it.Sunday Adelaja

Porque no tenemos un sumo sacerdote que no pueda compadecerse de nuestras debilidades, sino uno que fue tentado en todo según nuestra semejanza, pero...

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been...

Sexual temptations are lurking around every corner in our lives today! Resisting the temptation to gratify the flesh is a full-time job.Gary Rohrmayer

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use,...

Pero en una casa grande, no solamente hay utensilios de oro y de plata, sino también de madera y de barro; y unos son...

You must know everything that God has forbidden you so as to be able to avoid it, for the one who does not recognize...

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control...

Pues la voluntad de Dios es vuestra santificación; que os apartéis de fornicación; que cada uno de vosotros sepa tener su propia esposa en...

Today I want to talk about a somewhat unusual topic, an intriguing side effect, let's say, for single guys who abstain from PMO (porn,...

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

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God....

Si, pues, habéis resucitado con Cristo, buscad las cosas de arriba, donde está Cristo sentado a la diestra de Dios. Poned la mira en...

There are defensive and offensive strategies to overcome lust. An example of a defensive strategy is taking a cold shower, stretching, turning your phone...

I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of...