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The natural inclination of the heart of man towards pleasure, is always excess.

God created us, in His image, to be relational beings.

charis - favor, disposed to, inclined, favorable towards, leaning towards.

agape - characterized by goodwill, benevolence, and willful delight in the object of love.

koinonia - partnership, contributory help, participation, sharing in, communion.

God created us for relationship, and God also created sex to be sacred.

God created sex for procreation.

God created sex to be personal.

"The public image of sex in America bears virtually no relationship to the truth." In fact, it explains, "in real life, the unheralded, seldom discussed world of married sex is actually the one that satisfies people the most."

The reason why God calls us to monogamy (one man with one woman for life reflecting God in relationship), is because it is the best for us.

God created sex for pleasure.

“Any time a person spends much time with the usual pornography usage cycle, it can’t help but be a depressing, demeaning, self-loathing kind of experience.”
- Dr. Gary Brooks

God created sex to be protected.

Lust is sexual desire minus holiness and honor.

Lust destroys the beauty and sacred nature of relationship by devaluing other people as sex objects and nothing more.

Get some distance.

Make a decision to take captive your thoughts.

Honor God by honoring others.

Modest is Hottest.

The biggest step is trust.

With lust, trust is displayed through submission. “God I am trusting you to sanctify my desires.”

What we are called to is to allow his holiness to become our holiness, to honor others as He has honored us, and that starts, stops, and is sustained by submission.