Lust Of The eyes

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Lust Of The Eyes!
And the tempter came to Him (Jesus) and said, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”Matthew 4:3

One significant fact we need to consistently maintain in our hearts. If Satan tempted Jesus, he will tempt us. From the garden, his plan has repeatedly been to cause God and man to be in opposition.

One such trap is the lust of the eyes, all humans struggle with this fierce temptation. There is no doubt God made certain desires to live within us. It seems confusing that the God of divine creation strategically placed a passionate desire to lust within our hearts. Yet, it can be a sincere desire when properly used, which will become a tangible reward for the good?

Lust is a desire for something we wish for, and amazingly some remarkable things we want can be beneficial. But when that desire invariably becomes a deliberate attempt to infect oneself, then that which God placed in us for good has now made us polluted.

If there is one thing, we can draw from the heart of God. He wants mankind to enjoy life. Certain appetites are necessary for our wellbeing and happiness. But appetites that extend beyond proper reasoning and commands of God, will become the result of our demise.

Sensuality in the confines of a godly relationship, meaning a marriage can be advantageous, but outside of that circle, we have a temptation that causes sin. Remember it's not sexual carnality alone that we struggle with, but the lust of the eyes, which has brought about the imminent fall of created humans.

When Eve realized that the budding tree of knowledge good and evil, could be taken. That was not sexual lust. It was a desire to lust for something she was forbidden to have. We read a great example here that brought about her destruction. Like Adam and Eve, we too are tempted and tricked by satan into earnestly desiring that which God has not ordained for us.

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