Why do we entertain tempting thoughts which are contrary to God's Word and God's will? Let's face it- we do so because we want to. We're not tempted by foods we don't like, by unattractive members of the opposite sex, by unwanted promotions, etc. Temptation's hook is the devil's guarantee that what we think we want and need outside of God's will can satisfy us. Don't believe it. You can never satisfy the desires of your flesh. Instead, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied" (Matthew 5:6). Only sustaining right relationships, living by the power of the Holy Spirit, and experiencing the fruit of the Spirit will satisfy you.

--Neil T. Anderson,  The Bondage Breaker, p.135
Quoted in Cynthia Heald's Becoming a Woman of Freedom