Brad’s Reviews > Fight Like a Man: A Bold, Biblical Battle Plan for Personal Purity – Practical Strategies to Defeat Sexual Temptations and Restore Your Life > Status Update

The "No" of self-control…is the terrible "No" of self-denial- of refusing to gratify the inner beast that barks for satisfaction. Self-control can feel like severing an arm or tearing out an eye (Mat 5:29-30). But God's word doesn't merely describe the anguish of self-control. God meets us in that dreadful moment, and tells us how we can meet our sin at the door, hear its desperate pleas, and still say "No." p. 252

“The realization of Jesus gentleness, patience, and tender care toward us amid our struggles should not only stir us to draw closer to such an unspeakably merciful, gracious, and loving redeemer, but it should also rouse us to determine to live in a way that honors Him.” p. 231

“When it comes to what you can participate in while running your race of sexual purity, a number of things may be permissible for you— things that aren't necessarily sins…But you ultimately have to ask yourself if these things help you to run your race with greater endurance. Or are some of them weights that encumber you and slow your pace?” p. 221

“A man who does not weigh his listening and viewing choices on the scale of God’s Word may also have a deeper issue to face. Such careless habits of entertainment indicate a heart that has loosened its grip on the fear of God and diverted its gaze from eternal matters. It implies an adoption of the world’s ways and an idolatrous pursuit of pleasure at any cost.” p. 171

“what we as people eagerly want to be true in our lives often ends up being the furthest thing from what is true about us. Many of us love declare thy at we are free people who have control over the decisions that we make. However…we discover that we constantly allow ourselves to be controlled by people, thoughts, emotions, and circumstances…Our words often reveal the condition of our hearts.” p. 136

“Things move at the speed of trust…Without trust, it’s hard to forge ahead effectively and efficiently in any collaborative endeavor.” p. 108

“Often a direct correlation exists between how transparent we choose to be and how much our accountability with other men helps us.” p. 109

“The wise Christian is ever mindful of the fact that Satan is constantly prowling around ‘like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour’ (1 Peter 5:8). The operative word is whom. It should be every Christian man’s intentional and burning passion to never qualify as a whom.” p. 42

“Charles Spurgeon captured this well: ‘Satan does not often attack a Christian who is living near to God. It is when the Christian departs from his God, becomes spiritually starved, and endeavors to feed on vanities, that the devil discovers his vantage hour. He may sometimes stand foot to foot with the child if God who is active in his Master’s service, but the battle is generally short…’” p. 22-23