How
Christian Singles Can Avoid Lust in Their Courtship
Lust
is destructive, but love is constructive; the choice is yours!
Take a closer look at
the two words for a moment. Love or lust.
You will notice that
both starts will the letter ‘L’ but the two words are contrary: they differ
greatly in meaning and subsequently expression. One is positive and creative,
the other is negative and destructive; the former is called love while the
later is referred to as lust.
Love is of God and
originates from Him. He is the source and fountain of love. That is why, the
Bible says “for God so loved the world… (John 3:16) or another expression like
“God is love ((1 John 4:8a).
Hence you must have
God (Jesus Christ) in your life for you to possess and be a channel of love.
On the other hand
Satan is the source of lust he is the source and fountain of lust. Satan is
destructive as well as lust is. The Bible corroborates this thus:
“The thief comes only to rob, kill and destroy…” John 10:10a (CEV)
The thief refers to
Satan or lust and its destructive tendencies result in robbing, killing and
destruction of people’s destiny .To put it simply the attributes of lusts are
robbing, killing and destruction. That is why there are many cases of abortion
today.
Any fellow (Man/woman)
that possess lust will definitely rob the other of joy; kill their essence and
ultimately destroys the future of the fellow.
Before you begin to
wonder “where does this leads to, let me give you a true life story (a
confession rather) of a lady in a popular Nigerian Newspaper I read a couple of
days ago.
The said lady
confessed that she has a big problem in her life; despite the fact the she’s a
graduate and working in a reputable organization as a manager.
With such a good
position as well as wonderful pay package, what could be her problem, you may
ask. She is between 30 to 35 years of ago. She confessed to have slept with at
least one thousand (1000) men up till date because of her craving for sex, via
lust.
Her problem actually
started at the tender age of 17 years when she was disvirgined all in the name
of love (sorry, lust) between her and the boy friend.
She has not been able
to manage any long term relationship talk less of marriage. Only deliverance
can set her free from the destructive tendencies of lust.
Listen dear brother or
sister, if your choice of partner encourages sex before marriage what you two
are doing is that you welcoming and nurturing lust in your life; a destructive
foundation for your life.
If a brother or sister
tells you it is either sex or no marriage and does not want to reason with the
Word of God, you had better walk out of the courtship and thank the lord for
exposing a wrong choice.
What is happening in
this so called “jet age” as regards promiscuity is alarming. A lot of single
guys and gals (including those that are true Christians) see sex as an
expression of love. But that is from the pit of hell!
Why do we have a lot
of unwanted pregnancies? What about abortion? If all started with lust (not love).
The moment single lady gets pregnant; the man so called love turns to hatred
and denial.
Take heed
lest you become a victim; a word they say is enough for wise.
God bless
you.
