On Temptation, Spiritual Warfare and Victory

"The Elder Moses, who dwelt in Petra, was at one time sorely harried by lust: when he could no longer endure to hold himself in his cell, he set out to tell it to the elder Isadore: The latter asked him to return to his cell. But Moses did not consent, saying, 'I cannot, Father.' And Isadore took Moses and brought him into the house. And he said to him, 'Look at the sunset.' And Moses looked, and saw a multitude of demons: and they were in commotion, and rousing themselves to battle. And again, the elder Isadore said, 'Look to the East.' And he looked, and saw an innumerable multitude of angels in glory. Whereupon the elder Isadore said, 'Behold, these are they that are sent to our aid: those that are climbing up in the west are they that fight against us: and they that are with us are more than they that be against us.' And the elder Moses thanksed God and took courage, and returned to his cell." --Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Vitae Patrum) 18.12