The lie that we have to give in to temptation so that we can resist temptation

This is another of Satan’s most successful lies. “No human can resist temptation for too long. So it’s best to give in from time to time to take off the pressure.” Giving in doesn’t make it easier to resist temptation. It makes it harder. The longer a person resists any particular temptation the less strength that particular temptation has for him or her.