Lust

Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!

I am developing this message, but felt impressed to share it with you this morning.

Lust appeals to 3 specific areas of our lives: our appetites, our eyes and our pride
Eve was tempted to & yielded to the temptation to disobey God in order to have the "supposed" benefit of possessing the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil (wisdom to be like God). They were already ABOVE every creature include satan, they just didn't believe God as much as they lusted after sin. How often do we want something that we already have but just don't know because the thing is portrayed as BETTER than what we already have. LUST! We are being decieved. God will NEVER withhold anything good from us. He loves us. Settle that in your mind. Resist the devil. Resist evil thoughts. Resist doubt and unbelief. don't let the enemy whisper JUNK in your ears. Resist him and God will give you more grace.

Don't be ignorant of satan's devices. Be honest when you need to tell yourself, "Stop listening to that voice in your head." If you have to scream, "WRONG VOICES, WRONG THOUGHTS, STINKING THINKING!" Do it! If you keep thinking and meditating on a lie long enough, you will begin to believe it.

Resist the enemy and he will run from you! God is love & love overcomes! Be confident in His love for you. The thief cometh for 3 purposes, to steal, kill & destroy. Don't give him permission to do any of this to you or yours.

Goodness & Mercy Is Following Me! Psalm 23
Edna

Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!
I know it's been a minute since I have blogged, but life is happening. smile.

I read the statement in blue below and was blessed by it. It is from an article I found at http://bible.org/article/myth-happily-ever-after.

It is true no matter your marital state or the events going on in your life right now....God only gives grace for reality, nor for illusion or temporary enchantment.

We need HIS grace for our lives, our times and our world. So much to think about but what things are we believing God for that are just an illusion or something that we believe that isn't real? Rather, we are the only ones in the relationship that believes that this is how it really is? Also, we can have unrealistic expectations when dealing with others. They are not us... and we are not them... we are all humans, with our very own set of values, culture and issues. Love covers a multitude of sin (faults, etc).

Read the article, if you get a chance and be blessed. Married or not, apply it to your life. God gives abundant grace for real!

In Him,
Edna