How To Overcome Lust. Part [4] 08/07/2024 (Morning thought)

Romans 7: 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

The internet and artificial intelligence aren’t helping either, for in our day, there is pornography in every place, which aggravates the problem, and there is no shortage of sites on the web, where persons can freely indulge. So, not only do persons have internal foes to battle, there are also a multitude of external inducements, that must also be navigated.

And, men in particular should never be deceived into thinking that because we believe in Jesus it will be a breeze to overcome lust. In fact, it is not a breeze by any stretch of the imagination. Whenever anyone is struggling with lust, they must understand that it would not be easy to overcome, for it is a deep-seated problem in our human nature which can involve mortal battle to gain the victory.

In fact, Romans chapter seven refers to the internal struggles as a military campaign being waged by the cravings and latent tendencies of the flesh, against our souls, and thus, anyone who believes that lust will just get up and leave you alone, without a fierce struggle just because you are a Christian, is like Alice living in wonderland.

Galatians 5:16 This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that ye would.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

How To Overcome Lust. Part [3] 08/07/2024 (Evening thought)

Proverbs 7:25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Education, position, status, wealth, and even the ability to write out the Scriptures, is no guarantee that one would not be affected. Kings have been shown to be weak on this point, and Bible prophets have succumbed to it, presidents are not immune, and preachers, priests, and laity have capitulated on this issue. Some persons believe that merely getting married will solve the problem.

But history has shown that marriage, in and of itself might not be sufficient to cure the problem, for many of the characters in the Bible who fell on the point of lust, were married. Again, persons, who might otherwise have seemed to be the untouchables, have also been shown to be vulnerable on this point. Thus, it requires an intense struggle, and a well-directed effort to overcome lust permanently, to the point where it does not faze us anymore.

In the process of overcoming, some folk will come face to face with unprovoked temptations, while others would have to fast and pray long, and hard, and some may even have to grit their teeth to resist this internal, and external foe, of which the internal one is the most dangerous.

Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!