LUST, IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU USE THE LETTERS PART 3

Last time we talked about the difficulty of dealing with lust. It seems that you can’t escape from being exposed to lust. You have to rely on God to help you navigate through lustful situations. Continue to not only study the word of God but live the word of God. Today, we are going to look at the destruction lust can cause.

I talked about some of the destruction lust can cause in Part 1. When you get a chance, please go back and read lust, it’s all about how you use the letters part 1. Let’s go back to Job 31:12 NLT. “It’s is a fire that burns all the way to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.” I want to show you some other versions of this verse.  The NIV states, “It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my harvest.” The KJV states, “For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”  The AMP states, “For [uncontrolled passion] is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (to destruction, ruin, and the place of final torment); [that fire once lighted would rage until all is consumed] and would burn to the root all my [life’s] increase.”  What do these different versions have in common? They all say lust is a fire and that will continue to burn until total destruction.  Lust will destroy your increase, harvest and everything you own. It’s like an uncontrolled forest fire.  It can take a while before you gain control of a forest fire and put it out.  Let’s go to the God U Said It Verse of the day.

Once again, the verse is Job 31:12 NLT. It states “It’s is a fire that burns all the way to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.”  The question I like to ask is what does a fire need to burn? In order for fire to burn, you need heat, oxygen and fuel. This is also now as the fire triangle. If any of these things are removed, the fire will be extinguished. These are the same things you need to have a fire of lust. You need some kind of spark.  The first lustful conversation, first time you look at porn, inappropriate touching etc… It needs some form of oxygen. The oxygen is provided by you. Remember in part 2 the verse warns you about lust getting into your heart. You need oxygen to live. If lust is living and pumping through your body, you’re giving it the oxygen because you need to breath in order to live. Lastly, it needs fuel to burn. For example, the subscription to the porn site or certain magazines.  The continuous lustful communication through text, emails and phone conversations.  In order for this to stop, you have to take one of these elements away. It may be too late to stop the spark but you can put out the fire. Otherwise, it will continue to burn until it consumes everything.  Here’s your phrase for today

L-Leaves

U-U

S-Scorched

&

T-Torched

 

L-Lures

U-U

T-Toward

S-Sin

Next time we’ll look at the aftermath of a lust fire. Until next time, May God Continue To Bless You And Keep You.

 

Walt GS.

 

 

LUST, IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU USE THE LETTERS PART 2

Hello everyone, once again I’ve been under attack by the enemy.  He’s causing enough havoc to accomplish one of his goals.  He wants to keep me from writing about God. However, we all may fall down, but we have the ability to get back up again. No matter what made you fall, Jesus has his hand out like he did with Peter on the water. He will help you get up again and again and again. Last time, we looked at the definition of lust. Today, we’ll look at the difficulty with dealing with lust.

The reason why lust is such a problem is because you are bombarded by lust every day. You can’t escape the presence of lust. Every day you see TV shows, movies, advertisements, even the clothes people wear that promotes lust. It plays on your sense of sight. It’s pleasing to the eye. The problems start when you first looked at those images. Did you look at them with a clear mind or did you look at it with a lustful intent. Some images are designed for you to look at with a lustful frame of mind. For example: porn and certain magazines. Some images are not intended to be look at with that frame of mind. However, because we all have lustful images in our minds, it may trigger that part of the mind.  When you think about what you saw how do you remember the images? In Job 31:1 NIV it states “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.” In essence, we look at things in different frames of mind. We have to make a covenant with our eyes not to look at a woman or man lustfully.  You have to be in control of your thoughts and your state of mind. If you let this lust go uncheck, it will start to get into your heart. It’s very important not to let this lust get into your heart.  Why, let’s look at the God U Said it Verse of the day.

In Proverb 6:25 NIV it states “Do not lust in your heart after hear beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.”  Let’s look at the first part of the verse.  The heart’s job is to pump blood all over your body which keeps you alive. When someone is unconscious, the first thing someone checks is for a pulse or a heartbeat. When you have lust in the heart, it circulates all over your body. In addition you have given it a pulse and a means to live.  You have memories of lustful images but the only way the brain can live is through the heart. Also, lust is occupying a place where Jesus wants to dwell in. He wants your heart to pump his essence all over your body.  Now let’s look at the second part of the verse. One of the entrances to your body is through the eyes. This is another way that lust can get into your body is through your sight. This is why you have to be mindful on how you looking at someone. Some of the synonyms of captivate is capture, trance, charm, bewitch, entrance and enchant. Some of these words you hear when someone is practicing witchcraft or sorcery.  Also in this verse you see the word “or”. What this is saying is don’t let lust enter through your hear t or through your eyes. Remember, lust doesn’t ever satisfy you. It keeps you coming back for more. Let Jesus come into your heart. He will answer the door for you if someone comes knocking. If it’s not of him, he won’t let them in. Here’s your phrase for today

L-looks                                                       

S-satisfying                                                 

T-to                                                              

U-u.                                                               

 

L-leads

T-to

U-untrue

 S-satisfaction

Next time we’ll look at some of the destruction lust can cause. Until then may God Bless You And Keep You.

 

                                    Walt GS