to be tempted by the freedom of good will.

When a person tempts God. There is false hope

a reckless, daring hope in God. For example, they subject their bodily or mental life to

great danger in the hope that God will miraculously save her; confidently await a miracle from God

to prove someone's innocence; in need

and the poor are idle in anticipation of God's help; in illness they do not want to go to the doctor, leaving the whole matter to God. Then man tempts God. More

False hope is expressed in too much confidence in one's own eternal salvation.

For salvation, one must avoid temptations – temptations

and excessive friendship with everyone.

One should not throw oneself into temptations (suffer

for the faith) before the time, before God's permission to do so, but on the contrary, one must pray so as not to fall into temptations (St. Basil the Great).

Do not be hard-hearted to him who is subjected to

temptation, but try to comfort him as you would

they themselves wished to be comforted.

If your self-love compels you to do something beyond your strength, try to overcome this temptation, because you can easily fall into despondency

and give up the little good that

you are capable of doing.

If you fight with firmness against temptations, you will be freed from them; they are only strong

against the negligent and indifferent.

Obedience is known not in great feats, but in temptations (St. Ephraim the Syrian).

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