Look up Quote by John Bunyan
“Temptation provokes me to look upward to God.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Pilgrim’s Progress, 1678
Temptation drives one to seek higher spiritual guidance and divine help.
In simple terms: Temptation pushes toward God.
Key Takeaway
Seek higher guidance when tempted.
Themes
spirituality
temptation
faith
Mood
contemplative
hopeful
Type
scriptural
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- ethical dilemmas
- religious practice
Key Concepts
theology
self‑reflection
Questions to Reflect On
- What higher principle can you turn to?
- How does faith shape your choices?
A Different Perspective
Not all temptations are spiritual; some are practical.
![“The fact is that the more we take flight upward [to God], the more our words are confined to the ideas we are capable of forming; so that now as we plunge into that darkness which is beyond intellect, we shall find ourselves not simply running short of words but actually speechless and unknowing.” quote by Pope Dionysius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9a7/pope-dionysius-28663_capable_the-fact-is-that-the-more-we-take-flight_3102212.jpg)
![“For it is obvious to everybody, I think, that this study [of astronomy] compels the soul to look upward and leads it away from things here to higher things.” quote by Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9c6/plato-103_astronomy_for-it-is-obvious-to-everybody-i-think-t_3128587.jpg)
![“Until quite recently I've been wholly cut off from [the Shias] because their tenets forbid them to look upon an unveiled woman and my tenets don't permit me to veil Nor is it any good trying to make friends through the women - if they were allowed to see me they would veil before me as if I were a…” quote by Gertrude Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f9/gertrude-bell-36791_cutting_until-quite-recently-i-ve-been-wholly-cu_13723.jpg)
