Exposing Seven Lies of Lust Sýnishorn

Day Six: Lie #6 – I can do it alone

There are some lies lust likes to use more than others. One of lust’s favorite lies is, “You can handle this by yourself.” Once you believe this lie, all hope of you getting better is gone.

Lust has you all alone. It’s up to both of you to decide what you will permit, how regularly you will do it, and even what other lies you can use to cover your tracks. You have chosen to not bring any light to this area, so lust can hide in the secrecy to which both of you have agreed.

Lust leads you to believe you can handle it all by yourself. This secret lets lust get away with all the destruction it has planned for your life. The truth is, lust—like most sins—is a team effort. James 5:16 tells us that IF we confess to each other, we can be healed. Most men aren’t free from lust because they believe the lie of secrecy instead of the Word of God. 

I couldn’t have even begun to break lust in my life until I confessed to another man. Once I obeyed the truth of James 5:16, I started to move toward a lust-free lifestyle. Had I continued all those years ago to disobey that one truth of confession to a man, I would never have been able to write one page of any of my forty books that help men, women, and marriages move forward from the impacts of lust. 

Work it Out

1. In the past, have you believed you could win the battle of lust alone? 

2. How does it make you feel to know you’re not permitted lust in your life?

3. How might believing James 5:16 change the way you view lust?

4. Who will you be confessing these struggles with this week?