So you’ve committed a sexual sin, again. And sinned again. And again. For the one-millionth time. Again. Of course you stopped counting long ago (okay, let’s be honest, no one counts—and how big is a googolplex really?) and you’re disgusted with yourself. What should you do? First, confess it to God (I realize that for […]
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Another thing that fuels lust is our basing our self-worth on worldly standards. If we are not going to find value in our relationship to God, then we will base it on what the world values. What does the world value? The world says you are valuable if you are attractive, or intelligent, or strong,
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Before I give the next step for controlling lust, it is helpful to understand the kinds of things that make us lust. And I’m not just talking about sexual lust but every kind of lust because all the lusts—whether they are lusts for people, positions, possessions, or pleasures— have some things in common. One of
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In the last six weeks a young man asked me, “What do I do about feeling really ashamed?” A young woman asked, “What do you do if you feel really sinful?” Then I got an email from a student saying that he had been looking at some stuff that was “wicked” on the Internet. Then,
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I don’t think that most Christians would be surprised that a the large majority of Christian men, whether married or not, and many Christian women, whether married or not, are struggling with sexual lust. Many of these men and women feel defeated, dirty, guilty, and alone. And all of these men and women (if they
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In 1972 I was a high school sophomore struggling to keep my lusts under control. Back then a famous teacher (he’s still famous) was all the rage so I got a tape of his that had to do with controlling lust and I listened to it more than once. In that tape he said that
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The caller to my radio program said: “I was born gay.” I said, “No, you weren’t.” He said, “Yes, I was.” I said, “No, you weren’t.” He said, Yes, I was.” I said, “No you weren’t.” He then asked, “But since I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember then how did
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