LustThe Only Way to Overcome Lust The only way to overcome lust is through a genuine work of the Holy Spirit in your heart. (Kent Crockett, I Once Was Blind But Now I Squint, Self-Control Instead of Remote Control I once counseled a man who had a weakness for watching pornographic movies in his motel room when he went on business trips. I told him he needed to use self-control instead of the remote control. If he never turned on the television set, he couldn’t be tempted by it. I advised him to forget the TV, but instead take Christian books and his Bible to read. It worked. He made a plan before he arrived at the motel to replace television-watching with book-reading. By keeping his mind occupied, he conquered the temptation. (Kent Crockett, I Once Was Blind But Now I Squint,
Love vs Lust Don’t confuse being “in love” with being “in lust.” A pastor told me about a young couple who fell madly in lust with each other. He said, “They aren’t in love—they’re in heat!” (Kent Crockett, I Once Was Blind But Now I Squint, A Nationwide Problem Americans are renting 800 million pornographic videos and DVDs per year. --HomeLife, February 2007
Cross Reference:This Will Keep You From Falling
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