Day 24: Love vs. Lust
The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
—1 John 2:17
TODAY’S DARE
End it now. Identify every object of lust in your life and remove it. Single out every lie you’ve swallowed in pursuing forbidden pleasure and reject it. Lust cannot be allowed to live in a back bedroom. It must be killed and destroyed—today—and replaced with the sure promises of God and a heart filled with His perfect love.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Theres really nothing in my life that a lust. I mean I see movie stars that I have had a crush on since i was a kid, and there are some singers i think is cute too. but i’m not gaga over them and it’s not interfering in my marriage with my husband. I know there are a few singers he likes and actresses too. If it started to bother my husband by me saying oh he’s hot if i see a cute guy then i’ll stop but i dont do that much anyways. sometimes I do it to see if he turns to look and most the time my husband will reply. I’m hotter then him. And we laugh.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I think the object of lust in my life has been wanting more then my husband can give me - emotionally that is. He is a quiet man, and doesn’t always show outwardly how much he cares. He is more inclined to show how much he cares by going to work every day, being a good provider for our family, ensuring that our children have a good education, and having expectations of them that they will do their best in whatever it is they decide to do. He is a very proud father, and our children understand that he loves them, and appreciate all he does for them. So, anyway I have decided to set him free from my expectations. I will love him in the best way I can, and I must understand that he loves me in the only way he can.
November 10th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I identified a lust for prosperity. I have a desire to be successful and make lots of money that often pulls me away from family time. In thinking about this, a thought hit me: how much is enough? How much money and success do I need before I won’t continue to strive for it anymore? For that matter, what can money buy me that is more valuable to me than quality time with my family? I believe that, to a degree, my pursuit of money right now is very good—because it can buy me family time and security in the future. But I have a small fear that when the time is right for me to say “now it’s time to slow down and enjoy the extra time I’ve bought for us,” I won’t recognize it for what it is. I’m afraid that I’ll have built up such habits of working and striving that I may not be able to break them when I should. That’s one thing that makes me so thankful for my wife—she is much more in tune to the needs of our family than I am. I am thankful that she keeps me on track and always encourages me to show more loving attention to our children.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
ready says just said it all for me as well! You hit it right on the nose. I wasnt thinking that to be a lust but it makes sense and that is how my husband is too!! I appreciate your words and wisdom.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I just thought of something else after sitting here a moment. I am always thinking about moving from where we live. I fantasize about it and dwell on it, as if that will change my life from what it is. I dont take the time to appreciate where I am right now. I am bored easily yet do nothing to change that myself. So I have to let that go today and be at peace where I am.