1st Corinthians 9:26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
And even though the believer is secure in Christ at every stage of their development, we should all be shooting for gold, not for silver or bronze. In other words, we are to seek to become perfect in Christ. Therefore, those who will pass through the time of Jacob’s trouble would have overcome in every area of their lives. They’ve overcome in diets, and foods, anger management, covetousness, lust, and they are also victorious in the temporal and financial, for the parable of the stewards commends multipliers, not subtractors, or dividers.
The Christian in our day will have to shoot for entire victory in all areas, and at every level, by the grace of God, if we are to be ready for prime time to stand unshaken, when every thing that can be shaken will be shaken. Therefore, the issue of lust would have to be confronted, for it is endemic in many people.
The problem of lust is quite pervasive in society, and it affects individuals in high and low places alike, for after studying both sacred and secular history, it is discovered that lust is no respecter of persons, for it affects the ordinary man on the street as well as the rich and famous.
1st Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be you idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!