Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote,
And think they grow immortal as they quote.
~Edward Young, Love of Fame
The greatest temptation we can face will often come in the area of our greatest strength or gifting.
“Give us, Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, a love of you. Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation, dullness in prayer. Give us fervor and delight in thinking of you and your grace, your tender compassion towards me. The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for: through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Prayer of Sir Thomas More, 16th century)