Love Dare day 24

End it now. Identify every object of lust in your life and remove it. Single out every lie you have swallowed in pursuing forbidden pleasure and reject it. Lust can not be allowed to live in a back bedroom. It must be killed and destroyed -today- and replaced with the sure promises of God and a heart filled with his perfect love.

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Adam and Eve were supplied with everything they needed in the garden of Eden. But after Eve was deceived by the serpent she saw the forbidden fruit and set her heart on it. Before long Adam joined in her wishes, and against God's command both of them ate.
That's the progression. From eyes to heart to action. And then follows shame and regret. We too have been supplied with everything we need for a full, productive life. "We have brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out of it either."(I Timothy 6:7). But the Bible goes onto say that having the basics of food and clothing, we should be 'content.' And Jesus promises these 2 things will always be provided to God's children. (Matthew 6:25-26).
God's blessings however go so far beyond these fundamental needs we could rightly say we want for nothing. Yet like Adam and Eve, we still want more. So we set our eyes and hearts on seeking worldly pleasure. We try to meet legitimate needs in illegitimate ways. For many it's seeking sexual fulfillment in another person or in the pornographic images designed to FEEL like a real person. We look, stare, and fantasize. We try to be discreet but barely turn our eyes away. And once our eyes are captured by curiosity, our hearts become entangled. Then we act on our lust.
We can lust after possessions or power or prideful ambition. We see what others have and we want it. Our hearts are deceived into saying 'I could be happy only if I had this.' And then we make the decision to go after it.
Lust is in opposition to love. It means to set your heart and passions on something forbidden. And for a believer it's the first step out of fellowship with the Lord and with others. That's because every object of your lust-rather it's a young co-worker, or actress, or coveting after a half-million dollar house or car-represents the beginning of a lie. This person or thing that seems to promise sheer satisfaction is more like a bottomless pit of longings.
Lust always breeds more lust. Lust will make you dissatisfied with your husband or wife. It breeds anger, numbs hearts, and destroys marriages. Rather than fullness it leads to emptiness. It is time to expose lust for what it really is. A misguided thirst for satisfaction that only God can fulfill. Lust is like a warning light, alerting you to the fact that you are not allowing God's love to fill you. When your eyes and heart are on him, your actions will lead you to lasting joy, not the endless cycle of regret and condemnation.
Are you tired of being lied to by lust? Are you fed up with believing that forbidden pleasures are able to keep you happy and content? Then begin setting your eyes on the Word of God. Let his promises of peace and freedom work their way into your heart. And while you are at it, set your eyes and heart on your spouse again. Lust is the best this world has to offer, but love offers you the best life in the world.