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The reason that people give in to their sexual temptations is because they have a desire for intimacy.
Sol Chung explains why lust stems from a desire for intimacy and how true freedom requires addressing its root causes through faith and self-honesty.
Key Takeaways
- Lust is a misplaced sexual desire, not the desire itself.
- True freedom from lust requires addressing underlying emotional and spiritual causes.
- Sexual desires are intended by God for the context of marriage.
- Surface-level control of lust is insufficient without root healing.
- Honesty with oneself and reliance on God are essential for overcoming lust.
Summary
- People give in to sexual temptations due to a desire for intimacy not fulfilled by God, leading to counterfeit intimacy.
- Lust is a fleeting, empty facade similar to a drug that numbs joy over time.
- God created our bodies as temples for the Holy Spirit, not for sexual sin.
- Sexual desire itself is not lust; lust is the corruption of that desire when acted upon outside of marriage.
- Lust often begins internally as a thought or feeling, not just external actions like pornography or fornication.
- Freedom from lust requires addressing the root causes, not just surface-level behaviors.
- Identifying personal reasons behind lust, such as trauma or emotional needs, is essential for true healing.
- Performative control over lust without addressing roots is fragile and easily broken.
- Honesty with oneself and seeking God’s guidance are crucial steps toward overcoming lust.
- The video concludes with a prayer for viewers to find freedom through God.
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But they're not finding that intimacy from God.
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So they turn to counterfeit intimacy.
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But the truth is that all of this intimacy is fleeting.
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That's why you feel so empty after you lust.
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There is no substance behind it to begin with.
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It's all a facade.
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It's like a drug, and each time you use it, the momentary high lasts shorter and shorter.
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And before you know it, you're numb to the very thing that brings that is supposed to bring you joy.
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So ask yourself, why?
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If you can find out your why, your how is irrelevant.
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The hard truth is that God did not create and give us bodies for us to go and commit sexual sins.
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God created our bodies to be temples for the Holy Spirit.
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For him to abide in us, our body was given to us by God for God, all of us know what lust is, but what we often confuse is what lust isn't.
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We tend to demonize our sexual desires, but the truth is that even our sexual desires were given to us by God.
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Lust is not your sexual desire.
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But when you take that desire and turn it into action, whether through physical or simply through your mind, then you have corrupted what God originally intended for good.
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Sexual desires are meant for the context of marriage.
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It is very easy to demonize what we think and think that everything is wrong.
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And that it is wrong for us to desire intimacy with someone one day.
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But that is simply not the case.
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Lust is a misplaced sexual desire.
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You have a desire to love someone.
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Which gets turned into watching pornography or fornication.
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Lust is sexual desire misplaced outside of the original context.
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Whether you're watching pornography or lusting over someone you're dating.
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That is desire twisted and misplaced.
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Then turned into lust.
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And lust isn't external.
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It often starts internal.
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It starts from a thought, it doesn't start from pornography or sex outside of marriage.
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It comes from a thought in your mind or a feeling from your heart.
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Therefore, we say that our heart is deceitful.
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That we need to align our hearts and mind to God's heart and mind.
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And likewise, freedom from lust starts from the root.
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You have to find out why you do it.
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You have to be honest with yourself.
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Asking yourself, how?
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Why, when do I start lusting?
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We often look at it as trimming the leaves of a tree.
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We set streaks, we say we don't have sex outside of marriage.
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But we start watching pornography.
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But that's all on the surface.
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It's performative lust control.
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Just like a tree with weak roots, all of all it takes is one flash flood.
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One tsunami, one strong wind, and poof.
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You're right back where you started.
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How long do you want to keep going before you tell yourself that enough is enough?
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If you don't first reinforce your roots, expand and grow them.
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It doesn't matter how long you tell your friends that you haven't watched porn.
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Or haven't lusted over someone.
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Because all it takes is one mistake.
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But instead, when you redirect your energy to asking yourself.
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Finding out why you do the things you do.
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Is there something you're coping with?
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Are you potentially depressed?
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Do you have an unresolved trauma?
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What is the root for the desire for why you sin?
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Whether it is you're facing a trauma in your life, that someone has sinned against you.
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Or whether you just crave a feeling in your heart.
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You have to be honest and true to yourself.
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Only you will know the reason.
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And you won't find out unless you stop lying to yourself.
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And ask.
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Because it all comes from your heart to begin with.
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So you have to ask God, you have to talk to him.
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And that is my prayer for you today.
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In Jesus name I pray.
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Amen.
Topics:lustsexual desireintimacyChristianityfaithself-honestyspiritual growthovercoming temptationGodsexual sin
