Healing and deliverance from lust…

The dictionary definition of lust is “1) intense or unrestrained sexual craving, or 2) an overwhelming desire or craving.” The Bible speaks of lust in several ways. Exodus 20:14, 17 (NLT), “Do not commit adultery. . . Do not covet(envy, desire) your neighbor’s house. Do not covet(envy, desire) your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else your neighbor owns,” or Matthew 5:28, “But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust in his eye has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Job 31:11-12 (NLT) sums up lust quite nicely: “For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished. It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.”

From childhood the enemy of our soul fights to break every value in our lives that is meant to be a Godly value, such as Lust that has as its focus pleasing oneself, and it often leads to unwholesome actions to fulfill one’s desires with no regard for the consequences. Lust is about possession and greed. The Christian faith is about selflessness and is marked by holy living (Romans 6:19, 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 1:2, 30, 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:4, 4:24; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, 5:23; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16). The goal of each person who has put his/her faith in Jesus Christ is to become more and more like Him each day. This means putting off the old way of life of which sin was in control, and conforming one’s thoughts and actions to the standard put forth in Scripture. Lust is in opposition to this ideal.

Nobody will ever be perfect or attain sinlessness while still on this earth, yet it is still a goal for which we strive. The Bible makes a very strong statement regarding this in 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8, “God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives. Anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human rules but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.” If lust has not yet gripped your heart and mind, ready yourself through a life lived above reproach to combat the temptations of lust. If you currently struggle with lust, it is time to come clean before God and ask for His intervention in your life, so that holiness can be a mark of your life as well.

Lust also can mean a hunger for anything, like lust for power and even for buying material items that have to be had but are not needed, it is a strong desire to get it to fill a void that only Jesus/Holy Spirit can fill. While lust isn’t a dirty word, it is a strong word. You don’t have lust for something you don’t really care about. Lust is a strong, powerful desire, whether it’s a noun or verb: you lust for things you deeply crave. Lust typically presents as a more immediate, intense desire largely focused on the physical aspects, and love often involves a more profound emotional bond that deepens over time.

So, if you get heart palpitations every time you see this other person, you feel a rush of excitement from even the slightest touch of your bodies, and you can’t stop fantasizing about them sexually, it’s probably lust,” The enemy makes so many ways for people to lust others as well as material items but with Jesus/Holy Spirit we can overcome. Avoid it, do not pass by it; turn away from it and pass on” (Proverbs 4:14–15). If you do find yourself in danger of sin, get out of there quickly! As a Christian, you are to “flee immorality” (1 Corinthians 6:18) and to “flee from youthful lusts” (2 Timothy 2:22). Rejection in our lives that is also caused by the enemies of our souls can also open the door for lust thru rejection, as we are seeking other people’s approval and liking. Matthew 6:13, “And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Matthew 26:41, “Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

How to Overcome or be healed/delivered from Lust and any other sin(definition of the word sin: an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. “a sin in the eyes of God”. A sin that is used to bring shame on us)

Accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Romans 10:9 John 14:6
Getting baptized by submersion in water. Matthew 3:13-17
Getting the baptism of the Holy Spirit. John 3
Reading the Bible starting in the Gospels, Good News of Jesus, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. 2 Timothy 3:16-17(This has been done everyday, together with spending one on one time with the Holy Spirit that will live in you)
Surrender all that has happened from your childhood till you got baptized to the Lord. Praying to the Lord to Identify your triggers from childhood till now, in Jesus name. Matthew 16:24-25(This has to be done everyday)
Remembering and asking the Lord to help us understand and put into practice Ephesians 6:10-19.(This has to be done everyday)
Make a list of Biblical reasons to resist.
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you set Christian boundaries for yourself and others.

How did this blog post speak to you? Is it something you are struggling with? You are not alone, we all go thru the enemies of our souls attacks of God’s values for our lives in different ways. Also if there is someone who understands is God/Jesus/Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord Jesus Christ to guide you with the Holy Spirit understanding of what is happening. Ask the Lord to point out a mature believer or believers and ask them to pray with you, there is power in confessing our sins.^{James 16} says: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.^[Repent and ask Jesus to come into your life so you can be freed from the lust, greed, envy, that so attacks the world as the enemy comes against us as the creation of God in so many ways. Let’s ask the Lord to help us understand Holiness. Take the time to read Psalm 139 and humble yourselves before the Lord. The Holy Spirit is a God of Grace, he is always there as we genuinely repent and come to him. John 3:¹⁶“For God so loved the world,^[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jesus wants you to know that HE LOVES YOU. He wants a relationship with you. Our sins separate us from God when we break his commandments. But if we repent and accept Jesus as our God and Savior, there is forgiveness, healing, restoration, purpose, eternal life, gifts, fruits, and much more. Talk to Him.🙏He wants to hear from you. 🖤 We are born to be loved by the Lord, to worship HIM, and to obey HIM through HIS Great Commission.

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Free series called the chosen: http://www.angel.com/watch/the-chosen

Link to Boundaries teaching: https://less-of-me-more-of-you.com/2023/05/02/boundaries/

Link to Sanctification/ Holiness teaching: https://less-of-me-more-of-you.com/2023/01/02/sanctification-holiness/

Testimony and teaching on guarding our hearts: https://less-of-me-more-of-you.com/2021/11/17/above-all-else-guard-your-heart-for-everything-you-do-flows-from-it-proverbs-423/

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