the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapter xiii (resisting temptation)

OF RESISTING TEMPTATION โ€œSo long as we live in the world, we cannot be without trouble and trial. Wherefore it is written in Job, The life of man upon the earth is a trial. And therefore, ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the devil find [...]

the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapter xii (the uses of adversity)

OF THE USES OF ADVERSITY โ€œIt is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they often make a man lay to heart that he is only a stranger and sojourner, and may not put his trust in any worldly thing. It is good that we sometimes endure contradictions, and are hardly [...]