Day 24: Love vs. Lust
END IT NOW. IDENTIFY EVERY OBJECT OF LUST IN YOUR LIFE AND REMOVE IT. SINGLE OUT EVERY LIE YOU'VE SWALLOWED IN PURSING FORBIDDEN PLEASURE AND REJECT IT. LUST CANNOT 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.
"I want it, I deserve it, therefore..." You know the rest; we go after it. Once we get it, we want something else. What is it about the "forbidden fruit" that entices us so? Remember the expression, "the devil made me do it?" BINGO. But, the devil doesn't work alone - not without our cooperation.
Lust makes us dissatisfied with our lives, so we set our hearts on something forbidden - worldly pleasures - another person, a bigger house, snazzy car, and yes, even food. (After all, lust began with a piece of fruit.) Lust consumes our thoughts, but it's the opposite of love. In fact, lust is the first step out of fellowship with God - who provides all we need for true contentment and lasting joy.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "The world is passing away, and also it's lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever" (1 John 2:17).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: Lust always breeds more lust - an endless cycle of dissatisfaction. Only God can fulfill and satisfy the desires of our hearts. Take action. Do whatever you need to do to receive the full, productive life God planned for you.
Blessings for a "lust-free" day,
Dale and Susan Crook
(Want to take it a step further? Purchase the “Love Dare” book by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick for additional information and to record your results.)
END IT NOW. IDENTIFY EVERY OBJECT OF LUST IN YOUR LIFE AND REMOVE IT. SINGLE OUT EVERY LIE YOU'VE SWALLOWED IN PURSING FORBIDDEN PLEASURE AND REJECT IT. LUST CANNOT 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.
"I want it, I deserve it, therefore..." You know the rest; we go after it. Once we get it, we want something else. What is it about the "forbidden fruit" that entices us so? Remember the expression, "the devil made me do it?" BINGO. But, the devil doesn't work alone - not without our cooperation.
Lust makes us dissatisfied with our lives, so we set our hearts on something forbidden - worldly pleasures - another person, a bigger house, snazzy car, and yes, even food. (After all, lust began with a piece of fruit.) Lust consumes our thoughts, but it's the opposite of love. In fact, lust is the first step out of fellowship with God - who provides all we need for true contentment and lasting joy.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "The world is passing away, and also it's lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever" (1 John 2:17).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: Lust always breeds more lust - an endless cycle of dissatisfaction. Only God can fulfill and satisfy the desires of our hearts. Take action. Do whatever you need to do to receive the full, productive life God planned for you.
Blessings for a "lust-free" day,
Dale and Susan Crook
(Want to take it a step further? Purchase the “Love Dare” book by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick for additional information and to record your results.)
