Living Lust Free – A 7 Day JourneySample

Love vs. Lust

We have all heard various phrases about opposites such as, “that’s like oil and water.” Lust and love are polar opposites, much like oil and water. The origin of lust is our own self. Love, on the other hand, not only comes from God, it is God.

When we lust we are moving in the opposite direction of God. We take a woman and reduce her to an image or object. We depersonalize her for our selfish consumption. A loving behavior is to expand her by seeing her as God’s child, a wife, mother, and friend. Love expands who she is. Lust reduces her.

You can always tell which direction you are going with a woman by how you are expanding or reducing her. You can always grade where you are with lust and love anytime by using this guideline. Simply ask yourself if you are reducing or expanding her. Once you have your answer, you know whether or not you are living a lust-free lifestyle. Practice this when you are out and about publicly. To become loving will lead you to become and stay lust-free your entire life.

Walk to Freedom

1. Can you relate to the idea that lust reduces women?  How so?

2. What are your thoughts about expanding or reducing woman?

3. How do you think you would feel if you could regularly love instead of lust?