Ellen White offers practical and encouraging counsel on overcoming temptation. Here are the key points from her writings: 1. Jesus is your helper. In His strength, you can overcome temptation. Even if you have been overcome before, it need not always be so. Summon will-power and rely on Christ (CTBH 147.2). 2. Many feel powerless against temptation, but you can and must resist. Even if you have failed repeatedly, do not despair. God can help you, and you need not be overcome (MH 174.6). 3. Temptations, especially those appealing to appetite, can only be overcome with God's help. With every temptation, God promises a way of escape. Trust in God and use the means He provides (CTBH 22.2). 4. When tempted, steadfastly resist evil. Pray for help, and believe that strength comes through Jesus. Look to Him for grace to overcome your faults (SL 90). 5. No one can be forced to sin; it requires your consent. Temptation is never an excuse for sin. Cry out to God for help, and He will assist you in every time of temptation (5T 177.2). 6. We must resist temptation firmly or be conquered. If we overcome, we are strengthened for future trials. If we yield, we become weaker (8T 313.2; 2SG 290.1). 7. Pray and resist temptation as much as you can, and trust Jesus to do what you cannot. Be careful in your words and actions to avoid inviting temptation (3T 378.1). 8. The Bible says, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you” (James 4:7, 8; SJ 48.5). 9. Prayer is essential because temptations are constant. One failure to overcome can leave the soul unguarded and strengthen bad habits (MH 509.4). 10. Temptations appealing to physical nature are especially powerful. Through intemperance, Satan seeks to destroy our ability to appreciate eternal things (DA 122.1). 11. It is your act to yield to temptation, not Satan's power to force you. There is no excuse for sin (4T 623.2). 12. Avoid placing yourself needlessly in the way of temptation. Know your weaknesses and seek God's help when duty calls you into difficult situations (GW92 371). 13. If you are helping others, do not give up on them if they fall repeatedly. Continue to support them in their struggle (MH 173.2). 14. Temptation cannot be entirely removed; we all must resist and fight against it (CTBH 153.4). In summary, Ellen White teaches that overcoming temptation requires reliance on Christ, prayer, self-knowledge, and a determined will. No one is forced to sin, and with God's help, victory is possible. References: - Counsels on Health (CTBH) - The Ministry of Healing (MH) - Steps to Christ (SL) - Testimonies for the Church, Volumes 3, 4, 5, 8 (3T, 4T, 5T, 8T) - Spiritual Gifts, Volume 2 (2SG) - The Story of Jesus (SJ) - The Desire of Ages (DA) - Gospel Workers (GW92)