My Thoughts Wesley Crawford

Lust

Matt 5:27-28
27 You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not commit adultery:
28 But I say to you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. (AKJV)

"You shall not commit adultery" is a commandment found in Ex 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

One of the ten commandments says, don't commit adultery and Jesus gave us more understanding when he said, " If you look on a woman to lust after her, you've already committed adultery in you heart." Every man has at one time in his life done this, lusted. It's time to start teaching the truth and quit trying to love everyone through it. God has order. He said don't lust. The ascension gifts of Jesus or the five fold ministry, are to train and equip the saints, the true body of Christ. The authorities in the church need to start teaching God's Word. Men need to learn how to be men of God. Treating their wives the way God's Word says, loving your wife the way Christ loves the church. The church, was and is covered in prayer by Christ. He taught the church how to walk, what to do and what not to do and He gave His Life for the church. Jesus was the seed that died, so the church could begin to grow, just like a plant. We, as men of God, need to learn to be more like Christ. We need to die to everything in our lives that isn't of God.

When I go to church and I see women, teens, and girls wearing low cut shirts and blouses and tight pants and jeans, this upsets me. It's upsetting to see anyone dressed that way, but to see women of God dressed that way in church, shows a lack of order, Godly order, and this angers me. Parents, who have a relationship with Jesus are failing miserably in their parenting skills. You know what? The church authorities are also failing miserably. I recall a verse that says, don't be a stumbling block to you brother. Well, for the women who don't know, lust is real and it's hard to overcome, especially when you go to church and you see women, teens, and girls dressed so provocatively. If you don't believe lust exists, then look at the world, what's on TV and billboards, how people dress, it's disgusting. You don't have to look at the world, you can see it in church. We, as children of God, are supposed to be examples of Jesus, to those who don't know Jesus.

Another thing, why isn't lust preached on more in church? Why aren't there workshops to teach people, mainly men, of the dangers of lust and how to overcome the enemy by the power of God through prayer and being accountable to one another? I heard a few years ago that there are as many divorces in the church as in the world, maybe more. If men were taught how to be men of God and how to walk by His power, then we can start walking as Christ walked. Until then, we'll keep fumbling in the dark for His righteousness.

God bless

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