Temptation part 4: Lust and Modern day ... 10-08-08

Theme Verse:
1 Cor 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.

1 Corinthians 6:11-13
12"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13"Food for the stomach and the stomach for food"—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

This topic is harder to type because almost all of us struggle with it. Almost everyone is embarrassed about it but because it one of those temptation even 6th graders face with now. I thought i would just go a bit deeper then my first devo
But not to much because this is a really hard topic.......actually writing any of these are hard topics haha....

Its after school Thursday and you are walking home. You decided you were hungry so you walk into the store and take a piece of candy. You go in saying Hi to everyone but once you get to that candy section. Boy does your guilt kill you! Finally after being all sweaty and heart beating so fast you take the candy stuff it in your pocket. Still sweating and you're heart is beating so fast you start walking outside. You made it out the door how do you feel now?

Well i bet you feel i did it maybe i can do it some more! Yea i should shouldnt i!?

Well lets apply this to modern day lust/porn.... Today in the world anywhere we walk that stuff is all over the walls. Even in target.. Its just everywhere!! Theres no where in the Bible that says "Thou shall not look at porn" Well so because it doesnt say that it means we can look at it?


OF COURSE NOT! 1 Corinthians 6:11-13 look at that verse tells us that we can do anything. But not everything is good for us. Remember our bodies are a temple for the Holy Spirit..(in you're head i know you are thinking about smoking we can talk about that another day once i learn it haha) So we shouldnt do anything bad to it. Remember in the Gospel Jesus tell us if we even look at a women lustfully in your mind you already committed adultery. Well same with porn when we look at that stuff most of our heads are telling us to lust.

Think thats it how about this most parents tell us not to look at porn right. Well in the Bible it tells us obey our parents because this pleases the Lord. So you basically sin 3 times...or more.....
1. Lust
2. not everything is beneficial for us
3. disobey your parents

Well alot of people in your school does it (doesnt matter public or private) and they talk about it. Knowing you are a Christian you have a hard time saying that you dont do it. Well i admit i struggle with the exact same thing im typing. Of course i dont want to be a hypocrite so this is like my motivation to help me not to sin!

Remember the theme verse for this week(?) No temptation is greater than what is common to man. We can beat it! God wont let us bare more than we can handle!!!! Remember that God is good, amazing, awesome, loving, helpful, and MERCIFUL!

Ok lets go back to the candy bar example when you steal it you want more right. Well for a non Christian that might be true i want to lust more!! At the same time this is true for a Christian to. If Satan draws you too far then you are going to start saying i want more!!! But if you are a strong Christian and Satan just wack you with so much and you just gave up and sin. Then you should feel really guilty but remember God says even in the middle when you are looking at that stuff. You are His child. Even during sinning He looks at you and say YOU ARE MY CHILD....Dude...thats like......ultimate love....

So like my first devo said Christian if you do sin let go of it God forgave you. Forgive yourself and worship the Lord you're God with all your heart......

So with that....im not going to have question or anything instead
im just going to stop here and give you quiet time look at your relationship with God....