Solomon said, \u2018Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.\u2019<\/i> Note the progression of events that led to David\u2019s downfall: \u2018He saw a woman bathing\u2026 inquired about the woman\u2026 and took her.\u2019<\/i> (2\u00a0Samuel\u00a011:2\u20134\u00a0NKJV) He saw<\/i>\u2026 he inquired<\/i>\u2026 he took.<\/i> If you\u2019re hankering after someone who\u2019s not yours, pull your eyes away immediately. <\/p>\n
\u2018Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.\u2019<\/i> (2\u00a0Corinthians\u00a010:5\u00a0NIV) Police your mind. Instead of filling it with fantasies from magazines, tv or the internet, fill it with God\u2019s Word and memories of your best moments with your spouse. Work on strengthening your marriage bond. Decide to love even when you don\u2019t feel like it, and your love will begin to blossom. Jesus said, \u2018Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.\u2019<\/i> (Matthew\u00a05:28\u00a0NIV) Why did Jesus say this? Because every lustful glance threatens your relationship. The less you desire your spouse, the more you\u2019ll look for reasons to justify your fantasies. And the saddest part is, you\u2019ll never know how good your relationship could have been. <\/p>\n
After David was confronted, cleansed and corrected, he said, \u2018I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a0119:11\u00a0NIV) If you have a problem with lust, find a pastor, a counsellor or a friend who can help you. The Bible says, \u2018A brother is born for adversity.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a017:17\u00a0KJV) Sometimes the difference between victory and defeat is spending a few minutes on the phone talking and praying with someone who understands. The question is\u2014do you really want to do right<\/i>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Solomon said, \u2018Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.\u2019 Note the progression of events that led to David\u2019s downfall: \u2018He saw a woman bathing\u2026 inquired about the woman\u2026 and took her.\u2019 (2\u00a0Samuel\u00a011:2\u20134\u00a0NKJV) He saw\u2026 he inquired\u2026 he took. If you\u2019re hankering after someone who\u2019s not yours, pull your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}