Lusting After Destruction

1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

 

One of the greatest burdens going on in the church and in the world today is the lust of the flesh. It does not matter if you're a man or a women, it plagues us all. It's even reaching our children. Amolatina.com Reviews It's in our homes via television, movies, internet, radio, and the music we listen to. It's in our churches, neighborhoods, schools, stores, restaurants, places of entertainment, and our place of employment.

 

Men and women today have a problem with hiding their sin. I believe that we should hold accountability to the Lord, our spouses, and families.

 

Ps 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.

 

What is the truth in this situation?

 

The truth if you regard the tiniest sin and conceal Amolatina it you will soon be consumed by it.

 

Gal 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

 

If you really do love your spouse you will understand what I'm trying to tell you. If you know that you have a serious problem and let's face it in this game even the smallest sin is still leaven.

 

Examples of Leaven

 

Facebook pictures

provocative social media pictures

TV

internet (It is possible to search the internet with your images blocked)

unconfessed lustful looking at the opposite sex (If you've looked twiced, looked long the first time, quick peeks, or looking out of the side of your eye)

flirting

intimate conversations with the opposite sex where you share your thoughts, feelings, or frustrations (these should only be shared with your spouse)

seeing a provocative magazine image

seeing a provocative billboard image

seeing an inappropriate dressed coworker (you spend eight hours a day with this person and the temptation to look could be strong)

Steps to freedom from bondage of lust

 

Confess your sin to God and your spouse. Stop being proud and humble yourself and admit truth about your immoral failures. James 4:6-7 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto Amolatina.com the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

 

Recognizing when you are in a battle. Battles aren't fought alone. Our military doesn't go into battle alone but with other soldiers. Allow your spouse to fight with you through these battles and be a solider for you, in forgiveness, prayer and encouragement. As soon as the battle is brought to light the devil will flee from you, that temptation will flee from you, that immoral thought will flee from, those adulterous eyes will flee from you, those feet that walk into mischief will flee from you. All when you are open with God and your spouse about it.

 

Make no provisions for the flesh. Avoid situations, places, tv, music, radio, magazines, that person in the workplace like the plague before your sin consumes you and takes you straight to the pits of HELL. Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof]. Cut this sin off at the source. Anything that is a weakness for you requires BOLD, FAST ACTION. I removed broadcast tv from my house and smashed my ipod so that my weakness would be cut off. If your house has internet then you should have a good filter like AFO. It is worth the $60 a year to cut this sin off. Matthew 5:30 and if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.

 

Recognize the steps involved in lust. There are many steps involved in the process of lust.

 

1) Stimulation. A sexual thought, noticing something sexual, a person dressed immodest, a billboard, a pic in a magazine, Facebook pic etc

 

2) The pull to look again for more details. (adulterous eyes) Why are they called adulterous eyes? Math 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

 

3) The enticement. That's the excitement from giving into the pull or think about in detail what you saw, said, or did. Job 31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand.

 

4) Lust.The lust you just saw or thought about brings forth sin.

 

5) Sin. Sin when it's finished bringeth forth death (spiritual death in your relationship with God, death to a marriage by keeping sin a secret, death to a family by allowing the umbrella effect to take place. James 1:14-15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.