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wordisbond
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 The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

I am a 27 year old male Christian. I am married and have a 2 yr old son. I am struggling with my flesh. A woman at work tempts me. I have lived in the world so I am not ignorant of her intentions nor mine. The flirting is suttle but I am not naive of the work of the enemy. I have already committed adultery in my heart. I have been praying and avoiding her. I feel strong until I am around her, then I am "reduced to the crust of bread". I finally told my wife that I am struggling. I beg God to deliver me as I want a heart of repentence and know that the way of adultery is sin and destruction. Pray for me.....and my wife.


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Joshua Engels

 2005/7/20 22:25Profile
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 Re: The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

I will be praying for you.


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Christopher

 2005/7/20 22:30Profile
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Praying for you brother.


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Jeremy Hulsey

 2005/7/20 22:38Profile
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 Re: The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

word,

Psalm 119:9: Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

I was heavily into internet porn for years. After I got saved it was still another 3 or 4 months before I managed to stop completely, and only by God's grace. I was sitting at my computer, with my daughter, thinking about what God wanted me to do as my next step. My daughter, while flinging her arms around, ripped a small piece out of my Bible. It was a section of the commentary, reading back and front the following: knowledg / of hor (knowledge of the whore).

It hit me what I already knew, that my adultery of the mind was just the same as cheating on my wife, just as homosexuality, just as any sexual perversion in the eyes of God. After begging God to help me stop in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I eventually overcame. You must stand up to Satan, and repent.

One thing important to realize is that we all are attracted to women, and without having to think about what we are doing, we are attracted to lust like a moth to flame. So recognizing beauty is built-in, but what you do with what you see determines whether you sin against God or not.

There is a great sermon about the subject called, "pornography," that covers all aspects of lust at the following site:

http://www.baptist-city.com/dr_owens.htm

Remember that the girl that is flirting needs your prayers and your witness rather than your lust. So, guird about your loins with truth, put on the helmet of salvation and the breastplate of righteousness, prepare your feet with the gospel, and draw the sword of the Spirit and decapitate that demon of lust. The girl's soul may be at stake, as well as your marriage.

God be with you, brother!


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Hal Bachman

 2005/7/20 23:18Profile









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Hi,
If you haven't "been there", it's easy to be smug about this situation. However, having been there, I understand that this can be a consuming passion. Play with fire, you get burned. Feed your flesh and you end up in destruction.

As our dear brother has so well stated already, take it to the Lord in open honesty. He already knows, and it is for this reason that He sent His Son to shed His blood for us. If we were strong enough to overcome such temptaion on our own, then we would not need God. The fact that you are at this cross road and seeking God tells me there is hope. The shed blood of Jesus is the Power of God in our lives. We acknowledge our powerlessness to our God over such a situation as this, and we turn our helplessness over to Him so that He can come in and fix the situation in such a way so that He get's all the glory.
Here is one other thing you can do. Go up to the young lady and speak to her directly. Tell her that you are a christian, married to a wonderful lady and a father as well. Tell her that while you do find her very attractive and tempting, responding to her flirts would reak nothing but havoc on your life and hers. Ask her if she would respect you enough, your wife enough, and your son enough to stop flirting. If she wears seductive clothing, ask her not too. Tell her you are not the strongest guy in the world, but you don't want to hurt anyone and you surely don't want to do anything phyiscal before your God. I can almost guarantee this will put a stop to it. It also may give you opportunity to share Christ with her.

Father, I pray the abundance of Your love and Help for my brother. Give him strength and wisdom, truth and light, to quench this firey dart. Surround him with ministering angels and give him no opportunity to be alone with this woman. Give him a heart that gives you all the glory, honor and praise, in Jesus' Holy Name.

In Christ Jesus,

Lahry

 2005/7/21 7:44
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 Re: The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

Hello, I know and understand what you are going through. The answer, my friend, is as clearly said by Carter Conlon "The presence of God in our lives, is the power, for us to obey". I have been delivered from porn now 5 months, not once have I slipped, as I have been able to deal with any thoughts of women in my life, apart from my wife. I have just been spending alot of time in His Presence, studying, praying and just fellowshipping with the Lord. One day the Lord spoke to my heart, showing me I had not desired to seek fulfillment(lust) using internet porn to satify this craving. I was taken by surprise! That was 2 months ago. Here is what I'm saying, get down right serious about this with the Lord, get in His Presence much more than you are, not out of duty, but from a heart filled with Love for Him, His Word. As Lahry said, I would confront her nicely , yet firmly, for her to know your intentions are not anything toward sex, and for her to stop what she's doing. Consider this my brother a trial to test your faith, to see if is real James 1:2. Blessings, in Christ


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Bryan

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Good stuff, Josh. I love you brother.

Lahry

 2005/7/21 8:54
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So, guird about your loins with truth, put on the helmet of salvation and the breastplate of righteousness, prepare your feet with the gospel, and draw the sword of the Spirit and decapitate that demon of lust.



Amen. Brother, we as Christians are called to fight, not against flesh and blood, but against the unseen powers at work around us. It's good that you understand that this is a ploy of the devil, but knowing that is not enough. You need to obey Jesus and "finish it". God is looking for men who are courageous, to drive the death blow to the enemy and not shrink back:

[u]Judges 8:20-21[/u]
[i][b]"Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.

Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Come, do it yourself. 'As is the man, so is his strength.' " So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels' necks."[/i][/b]

Don't be like the boy... but finish it!

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Draw the sword of the Spirit and decapitate that demon of lust!


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Eli Brayley

 2005/7/21 8:55Profile
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 Re: The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

I'll be praying for you Wordisbond,

Had some trouble with lust myself over the past year but the Lord has dealt with it for the most part,I'm just getting by day by day like Jesus said in matthew 6:34, I whole heartedly agree with the responses so far, get down on your face before the Lord and He will bring deliverance, proclaim Satan and his forces defeated by the Cross and the Blood of the Lamb, stand on the Victory that Christ has won for you brother, say to these thoughts that they will not have dominion over you, you are a child of the living God and how dare they enter your mind, raise the shield of faith an believe in the promises of God, who is able to keep you from falling. Only through Christ will you get the victory, trust me i know flesh cant kill flesh.

The Lord is with you in your fight brother working His purposes for His glory

matt

Rev 12:10-11 "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."


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matt

 2005/7/21 10:24Profile
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 Re: The Lust of the Flesh; adultery and a battle for my soul

I'll be praying for you Wordisbond,

Had some trouble with lust myself over the past year but the Lord has dealt with it for the most part,I'm just getting by day by day like Jesus said in matthew 6:34, I whole heartedly agree with the responses so far, get down on your face before the Lord and He will bring deliverance, proclaim Satan and his forces defeated by the Cross and the Blood of the Lamb, stand on the Victory that Christ has won for you brother, say to these thoughts that they will not have dominion over you, you are a child of the living God and how dare they enter your mind, raise the shield of faith an believe in the promises of God, who is able to keep you from falling. Only through Christ will you get the victory, trust me i know flesh cant kill flesh.

The Lord is with you in your fight brother working His purposes for His glory

matt

Rev 12:10-11 "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."


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matt

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