Video Clip – Fireproof (Caleb was caught looking at pornography on the Internet by his wife)
Colossians 3:1-6
Sexually passion and desire rightly practiced and understood is a great gift from God to us. It is possible to be the type of people who protects and respects the dignity of others. It starts with the heart.
Admitting to the problem is the first step.
Once it’s acknowledged looking for professional help
Reflecting back (not blaming) on events that could shape why you see sex the way you do.
We don’t want to loose what’s good for something that’s so less. For those of us struggling should check out Regeneration.
Proverbs 7
Warning Against the Adulteress
1 My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"
and call understanding your kinsman;
5 they will keep you from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6 At the window of my house
I looked out through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who lacked judgment.
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight, as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is loud and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
13 She took hold of him and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:
14 "I have fellowship offerings [a] at home;
today I fulfilled my vows.
15 So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's drink deep of love till morning;
let's enjoy ourselves with love!
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon."
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer [b] stepping into a noose [c]
23 till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Now then, my sons, listen to me;
pay attention to what I say.
25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or stray into her paths.
26 Many are the victims she has brought down;
her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is a highway to the grave, [d]
leading down to the chambers of death.
God isn’t against sex, He just doesn’t want us to ruin it with sin.
Lust – Selfish Desire, Extreme Desire, Unhealthy Obsession, Perverted Love, Strong Sexual Desire, Obsessive Craving, to fixate, to mentally objectify, misplaced or misdirected desires or appetites. It’s not an honest appreciation, awareness or appropriate reaction to another person.
1 Corinthians 10:13 - 13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Three Levels of Lust and Temptation:
- Level 1 – Temptation comes and is immediately available and we live off these short lived expectations. Overexposure in Level 1 makes handling lust more difficult.
- Level 2 – Internal Deficits Live. Unprocessed questions, false messages and images. We begin to idolize sex, believe the lies, buy into the ideas that the world is telling us.
- Level 3 – Unbelief. It’s us taking things into our own hands.
We change to the degree to level we know we are loved. We need to be men that trust God to change our hearts and lives.
Assignment This Week: Be brutally honest and ask yourself am I living in the light in this arena of my life?
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