SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION

Anger

Contempt

Malice

HOW UNCHECKEDANGER PLAYS OUT…

False NarrativeAll sexual desire is good

& ought to be expressed freely

CHANGING OUR NARRATIVE

False NarrativeAll sexual desire is good

& ought to be expressed freely

CHANGING OUR NARRATIVE

True NarrativeSelfishly cultivating sexual desire itself

is dangerous & destructive

You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’But I say to you that everyone

who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed

adultery with her in his heart…

MATTHEW 5:27-28

For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that

of the scribes & Pharisees, you will never enter

the kingdom of heaven.

MATTHEW 5:20

If your right eye causes you to sin tear it out & throw it away.

For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin,

cut it off & throw it away. For it is better

that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.

MATTHEW 5:29-30

Intense sexual desire or appetite;Uncontrolled or illicit desire or

appetite;A passionate or overmastering desire

or cravingfor something (i.e. a lust for power,

etc.)

DICTIONARY.COM

#1.Must WANT To Change ”Many have said they wanted to

change,but in reality they nurse a love of lust.

Promises, pledges & resolutions are no match

for a heart that secretly cherishes sin& merely dislikes its consequences.”

MAKING THE CHANGE…

#2.Change Your Patterns- Practice “bouncing your eyes”

- Strategically use computer in open/public spaces

- Don’t physically go where you can’t/shouldn’t

- Don’t allow yourself “free time” on the internet

- Don’t rent movies you don’t know about

MAKING THE CHANGE…

Option #1take a two day media fast

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISES

- No internet, TV, papers, magazines, radio, Facebook, Instagram, Flicker, Twitter, video games, iPods, etc.- Take a walk, go out for coffee, read a good book- Choose to live like the media doesn’t control you

Option #2bounce eyes, capture thoughts

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISES

- Practice immediately looking away, closing your eyes, turning the channel, etc. from anything the enemy would use to stir lust in your heart- Repent from your own lustful thoughts & say “No!” to the ones the enemy tries to plant in your mind

Option #3install accountability software

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISES

- Get the free X3 watch software on your computer &/or your mobile device- Choose to be accountable to someone you know & trust