TRUE PURITY: Going Beyond Just Avoiding Lust

[@zachpatterson434]

C.S. Lewis said “no man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good.” We need you Holy Spirit, make us new.

[@kristianhelenius1756]

Great quote.

[@Beanbag777]

Excellent quote

[@TheHalusis]

pretty good, what im going through now

[@clarasorchard88]

@@TheHalusisright behind you friend… it’s like washing and waxing your car and looking at it in the sunshine you notice all the dents in it

[@gideonemeahara3109]

​@@TheHalusisSame here friend.

[@vincentdemio5075]

TLDR: when seeing a hot woman on the street, thank God for her beauty, recognize how sin distorts your desires, ask Jesus to enter into your desires to redeem them, practice fasting to practice self control generally, and always stay focused on Jesus

[@JulianCaesaro]

Great tldr!

[@sitka49]

If noticed her as hot already you've sinned. lol. I remember years ago we were at a beach and as we were sitting there all of sudden men/ boys started stand up farther down the beach ( It looked like a human wave, like what you would see in a football stadium ) when the wave got where we were here they're was 2 drop dead gorgeous girls, I'm assuming in their 20's walking a along the beach. I certainly celebrated beauty that day. That's when I realized there must be a God.

[@Koyomix86]

I’m going to start fasting every Friday, while also taking cold showers every day, and keeping consistent with my workout routine. I’m hoping that building discipline with these methods will help me resist temptations (especially porn).

[@noemasteich]

​@@Koyomix86same

[@KalonOrdona2]

​@@sitka49"recocnizing hotness" is part of the temptation process, not the sin process. It's how you respond, not how it presents for your response.

[@nocapnelly6519]

“The final word is not crucifixion, the final word is resurrection” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Cardioid2035]

Forgive them, for they know not what they do

[@nathandeweese5725]

Exactly why the Church of Jesus Christ doesn't use the cross, but used the living Christ as their logo.

[@lesmen4]

@@nathandeweese5725 Protestants like "cream only" from the top of the hard made cake.

[@atgred]

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭1 “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, CRUCIFIED among you?” ‬

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Preach it!

[@FitPhilosopher]

"If you can't say no to a potato chip...how you gonna say no to a lustful temptation??" LOL you had me rolling!

[@saintamerican6105]

put a SHIRT ON

[@FitPhilosopher]

@@saintamerican6105 LOL

[@SnollHabbo]

And actually its true... got a long time to realize it, but when the truth is too simple we to underestimate it

[@Miscelanou]

I struggle more with the potato chip than lust haha

[@stevecooper7883]

Also, if you have a wife, help her to bloom into that beautiful woman she is. Get her nice clothes, compliment her and let her know how lovely she can be when you go out often.

[@AR_79]

"if the beauty of that creature is stunningly beautiful then how infinitely surpassing is the beauty of the creator who designed that beauty"- What a wonderful line from this video!

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Thank you for watching!

[@Electric_]

Excellent point on fasting. I learned a long time ago that I actually gained a lot of self mastery after doing a long diet to get to a low body fat percentage. Saying “no” to impulses is powerful, powerful training. Now I look forward to fasting and if I start struggling with impulses I turn to fasting.

[@bjones5791]

Hey,thank you for sharing.Impulse control is such a good way to put it as we conquer this flesh.👊

[@scopilio13]

keep in mind that fasting is not a diet. it's essentially replacing something with prayer.

[@Electric_]

@@scopilio13 agreed 100%. But, the act of dieting lead to fasting in the future because it was a denial of impulses and lead to enhanced self-mastery.

[@michal_king478]

no one talks about lust so well. Yet we all need it. Especially in modern times where sexual content is everywhere jumping at us from all sides in media

[@vapecatt]

I'm not Catholic but this has been the best response to how does a Christian deal with the feelings of lust.

[@thomism1016]

@@BurnabyHawkes welcome aboard. May the good Lord richly bless you and yours ❤️💐🙏🏾

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

Same.

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

​@@thomism1016i think he's on Christ's ship, my friend.

[@joehouston2833]

Convert..

[@goozeh2711]

Wait this is a catholic channel?

[@JesusWantsToBeYourFriend]

Jesus let me be pure even and mainly in my marriage.

[@ricardozk]

Amen for all of us

[@jorgeandrescoppiano]

God bless and guide your marriage, and all marriages, soldier.

[@ez-g3090]

Should have never got married.

[@ricardozk]

@@ez-g3090 are you talking about yourself or replying to the main comment?

[@ez-g3090]

@@ricardozk the main comment.

[@AJKPenguin]

A simple prayer does indeed help.

[@clarkstrange2142]

More than the devil would like us to think it does, we just have to trust in Christ

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

​@@clarkstrange2142self control is a fruit of the Spirit. "... how much more will God give the Spirit to those who ask?"

[@rvierra7235]

It helps only as long as you can resist, which is not really long. Lust is a hormonal biological drive. If you think you can control this natural function, then I would like you to stop breathing for 10 minutes, which is also a natural function. Let me know how that works out.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

​@@rvierra7235good luck in hell then.

[@Holdthepace]

@@rvierra7235 The illusion that your choices are not your own. You decide what you do when you do it every time. "hormonal biological drive" while a legitimate reason for doing things cannot be taken as justification for those things. If you wish to be justified you will have to look much further into the reason for your thoughts and actions rather than a blanket "biological drive" without any regard to your own choices or personal reasons to feel that way.

[@AaronNewton]

What I was taught recently in college is A.B.C. meaning: Acknowledge their beauty, don't avoid, as he mentions in the video. Bless them by thanking God that they were made that way. Continue on your day.

[@kevbro2]

Like when we see a flower, a butterfly 🦋

[@paulrubio3918]

@@kevbro2 Your comment is insightful. There aren't too many people who lust after a flower, a sunrise, or a scenic natural view, but simply enjoy those sights as something beautiful.

[@ottom.3094]

Sin is transgression of the law. Where does it say in scripture a man can not desire a Christian virgin? If you’re referring to Matthew 5:28 - Jesus didn’t say “woman” in the original Greek (words of the Holy Spirit). But he said “wife.” Do not desire another man’s wife. That’s the 10th commandment. Do not covet anything belonging to your neighbor - including his wife. God’s prescription for lust = marriage. Lust isn’t sin. It’s how it’s used. If it’s used to fornicate, desire what’s forbidden (married woman), then it’s sin. Marriage bed is un defiled. God will judge fornicators and adulterers. And yes - you can have more than one wife if you meet God’s requirements.

[@AaronNewton]

@@ottom.3094 that mormon addition at the end caught me off-guard lol.

[@aurograce2983]

​@@ottom.3094Why can men have more than one wife but wife cannot have more than one husband?

[@jacobjames59]

If you look away repeatedly. You gain control. You develop discipline . And over time you will learn to look at women with the respect they deserve

[@MattBooher-ng4qi]

Would you respect a women who dress like a prostitute though? They're disrespecting themselves when they do that, an it's unfortunate that alot of women dress very horrible now a days, of all ages. I can't go anywhere without seeing that non sense. It's of the devil!

[@majesty10xu15]

@jacobjames59 Thank you brother. You said in two sentences what this the guy in this video was trying to say with his cutesy, clever, borderline annoying do wa diddy diddy blah blah blah.

[@theskyizblue2day431]

@@maccleba6721go see a priest and go to church because none of that means anything if you don’t have relationships

[@Juan_7_7_7]

​@@majesty10xu15true the guy was so annoying and was kinda just saying words

[@NaruIchiLuffy]

I'd start with keeping good custody of the eyes for a while first and praying for the ladies. Most women in modern society have lost all sense of modesty. And lust is one of the vices the saints recommend we fight by fleeing from it and the near occasions of it, not exposing ourselves to it.

[@aurora5658]

spot on

[@CatholicWisdom]

St. Thomas Aquinas’ 4 ways to combat lust: Firstly, by fleeing the external occasions such as, for instance, bad company; and in fact whatever may be an occasion for this sin: “Do not gaze not upon a maiden lest her beauty be a stumbling-block to you… Do not look around you in the ways of the city, nor wander up and down in its streets. Turn away your face from a woman dressed up, and do not gaze upon another’s beauty. For many have perished by the beauty of a woman, whereby lust is enkindled as a fire” The second way is by not giving an opening to thoughts which of themselves are the occasion of lustful desires. And this must be done by mortification of the flesh: “I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection” The third way is perseverance in prayer: “Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it” [Ps 126:1]. And also: “I knew that I could not otherwise be continent, except God gave it” [Wis 8:21]. Again: “This kind is not cast out save by prayer and fasting” [Mt 17:20]. All this is not unlike to a fight between two persons, one of whom you desire to win, the other to lose. You must sustain the one and withdraw all support from the other. So also between the spirit and the flesh there is a continual combat. Now, if you wish the spirit to win, you must assist it by prayer, and likewise you must resist the flesh by such means as fasting; for by fasting the flesh is weakened. The fourth way is to keep oneself busy with wholesome occupations: “Idleness hath taught much evil” [Sir 23:29]. Again: “This was the iniquity of Sodom your sister, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her” [Ez 16:49]. St. Jerome says: “Be always busy in doing something good, so that the devil may find you ever occupied.” Now, study of the Scriptures is the best of all occupations, as St. Jerome tells us: “Love to study the Scriptures and you will not love the vices of the flesh” [Ad Paulin.].

[@milagroscapomasi8525]

people are confused because it seems he is saying you shouldnt guard what u watch and consume, and you definately should!! But I think this advice is for thise situations where we find ourselves unwillingly attracted or aroused by someone, not on purpose! It happens very often actually, because we are bombarded with beautifull bodies everywhere.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Jesus never said if you look at another lustfully you already have committed adultery. He said if you do that you have committed adultery IN YOUR HEART. Why do you leave that out? Jesus was not making the act of adultery and adultery in your heart morally equivalent. His point is sin begins in the heart and that is where you need to nip it in the bud.

[@Rico_nyc_]

To us, we give sin hierarchy and rankings. To God sin is sin. Lying, murder and rape are all equivalent. There is no little sin and big sin

[@Soul-Alignment]

The penalty for sin is hell and separation from God but there are different levels of Sin. We can obviously perceive that stealing a bag of chips is not the same as murdering a human being. Both separate you from God but both have different repercussions in this life.

[@ivanmoreno808]

I love my Catholic brothers their wisdom is very practical when walking with Christ

[@angelicashi9773]

There is a demon behind each impure picture waiting. Don’t even give them chance to get you. Disable your popups, ads. Do not visit websites having potential impure contents.

[@alan-muscat]

Please. Let's have a a little balance. You'll go mad thinking like this.

[@theautisticcatholic]

​​​@@alan-muscat Yes, thank you! Especially if you suffer from scrupulosity like me. We scrupulous Catholics are way too vigilant and focused on spiritual threats.

[@alan-muscat]

@@theautisticcatholic The mercy of Jesus is endless to those who are trying to do the right thing, we needn't get all hung up about it. Better to place our energies on loving God and our neighbour.

[@theautisticcatholic]

@@alan-muscat Exactly.

[@carloselhakim]

If you go around looking for it, that dirty devil will be waiting. If you happen by it, he's none the wiser. He doesn't have that power.

[@skle2300]

I just prayed on God to help me understand how to appreciate the sexual desire he put inside me and how to discern it from my lust. I'm glad He is answering me through this video.

[@hoskeivom]

Amen!

[@chart418]

Look away, we need to have the humility to recognize how easy it is for us to fall into sin. Notice, the n look away. “Who thinks he is secure, take heed, lest he fall”

[@CORNERSTONE10]

Purity is in the mind not in the eyes. Change your mindset and start seeing every women like your sisters

[@idarxko]

Doesn't the purity of your mind come from the love of God in your heart? Correct me if I'm wrong tho

[@Citrusfruits50]

Mmmk

[@daniellehaythorne7949]

Inner thoughts could be, “What a beautiful creation of God. Like me, she is a human being. Like me, she is a person. Like me, she has ambitions, sorrows, family, and a purpose to fulfill. I honor myself and honor her by seeing her the way God sees her. I am to protect her and to protect myself from anything in my heart other than respect for her as a sovereign, intelligent person.” We are sensitive to one another spiritually. It is not appealing as a woman to see lust in a man’s eyes, even if she finds him attractive. It is…ick. But she can admire and appreciate a man who sees her as a person, a daughter of God. A good, strong man gives his burdens to Christ, and bridles (redirects) his feelings and thoughts to align them with God’s.

[@GlorifyGodInEverything]

For men, it gets very hard to stay living righteously when women sexualize themselves everywhere. You can't go to the store, or the gas station, or school... Even church without seeing women wearing revealing attire which by nature is obviously sexual and does nobody any good when we are supposed to be living a holy life... Everywhere anyone looks you will see short shorts, short skirts, cleavage, skin tight jeans, jeggings pressing up against girls vagina's showing everything, anything that makes their butts look "nicer", things that make their boobs look "bigger" or less saggy and whatever else that reveals themselves in a higher sexual light etc. In reality all you see is women who sexualize themselves, online all you see is women sexualizing themselves but even in a worse way. The very basic nature of "makeup" is to make someone more attractive which seems like 99.9% of women wear. This isn't to "blame" women and say everything is their fault, but they sure do add wood to the fire that men are trying to put out in their lives to live for God. Men also don't help the situation because they give the attention to women that they crave making it worse. And because of the strong sexual desire in men, men proudly accept sexualized women so it just keeps continuing unfortunately. I'm sure come judgement day the people who could not control their lust, and the people responsible for creating lust in others will all get shown how wrong they were. I almost think the people creating the lust in others will be held more accountable than the people who lust for these people because they caused the downfall of others not just themselves. Either way... it's all wrong.

[@zhouwu]

Amen, Lord Jesus Christ, we love You and we love our neighbours as ourselves.

[@ez-g3090]

A good man avoids damaged women.

[@AustinDallasPictures]

Truthfully, if I see a woman's body that I lust, even if Christ helps me see her in the beauty he created her in, the image of her body will re appear in my mind. I try my best not to look.

[@kylek8974]

When I see women, attractive or unattractive, I view them as my sisters. God changes my perspective of them almost instantly. Sometimes I encounter guys with aggressive expressions or body language, that would cause me to feel aggressive. God makes them, almost instantly, my brothers in my heart. God also places a protective attitude towards them all in my heart, and that brings peace. Over time, this perspective has become my normal perspective. I still fight against my human nature, but God's Holy Spirit wins every fight in seconds, at the most. I do however, feed my lustful fantasies about my wife! Those become very useful! Thanks be to God! In Jesus' name!

[@Operation.sprinkled.donuts]

Thank you. I have never heard anyone in my list of Catholic channels.c talk about lust in this constructive way.👍🏼

[@tedtod4489]

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share some good news with you all. Let's just put it this way, the Ten Commandments are called the Moral Law. Ask yourself this. How many lies have you told? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you ever used God's name in vein? Have you ever hated someone or ever looked with lust? This is for you to judge yourself, but chances are that you are a lying, thieving, blasphemous, fornicating, adulterer at heart and you HAVE to face God on judgement day. Now ask yourself this. If God judges you on judgement day by these Commandments, will you be innocent or guilty? Of course you'll be guilty because we've all done these things. The truth is that none of us are good people and we NEED God's grace to make it to heaven. We judt simply cannot do it on our own. These Commandments arecalled the Moral Law. You and I broke the law, Jesus payed the fine. So now what we must do to be saved is to repent of our sins and trust alone in Jesus Christ!! To repent doesn't mean to just say I'm sorry, but to turn to Jesus and let Him truly be our Lord continually. If He is our Lord, He will lead us away from sin and into righteousness. He said that many will say to Him, Lord, Lord I have done all of these things for you. And He will say I never knew you. Depart from Me, ye who work iniquity! And those will be cast into outer darkness and raging hellfire and loneliness for all of eternity!!! Because we broke His law, He is very, very just to send us to hell. If someone had murdered 4 people and said to the judge, I've done nice things too and have tried to treat people nice but it was just one time, the judge would then say, okay but you're going to jail. And the judge is very just to do that. One last thing, if you were 10,000 feet in the air and you had to jump, you wouldn't jump out and flap your arms and try to save yourself. That's ridiculous! You would put on the parachute. It is the same with Jesus. You must trust Him as you trust the parachute. We are not good and we cannot save ourselves with our own goodness. We must trust alone in Him to save us. In just a moment of time you can pass from death to life. Jesus said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you must be born again." That is how we enter heaven. Through the blood and grace of Jesus Christ!!!!✝️If you ask someone how to enter Heaven, they will most likely say, "Be a good person." Well the Bible says that “none is good, no not one.” We like to compare ourselves to guys like Hitler and say, "Hey, I'm a pretty good guy compared to him." But when we compare ourselves to God's standard, we realize that the Bible speaks truth when it says that we all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God!!! When we see this (our sin in its true light)we see how much trouble we are in and we say, "Well then there's nothing I can do. I'm going to hell for sure then." It's true that there is nothing that WE can do, but there is something that has already been done for you! God sent His One and Only Son to die on a cross as a sacrifice for our sins! So to recieve that eternal sweet sweet forgiveness, all we must do is repent of our sins (meaning to continually turn from them and confess them) and trust alone in Christ as you trust a parachute. If I was to push you out of an airplane, you'd want the parachute for sure! Don't try to flap your arms and save yourself, trust in the parachute! His finished work on the Cross IS ENOUGH!! He is the only way to Heaven, He said it Himself!! These other religions teach that we must he good and do good things and then maybe if we've been good enough, we will enter Heaven. But if that is true then we are all doomed to eternal hell because none of us are good. That's why this makes sense. Look at the Ten Commandments, they are written on your heart right now!! I promise that you have violated them. And you might still be doing that today. Therefore God is just to poor out His wrath on us because we deserve it!!! But Christ died for us so that we can spend eternity in Heaven with Him! Turn to Him today, and He and only He will save your soul "Verily, verily I say unto you, you must be born again ( to go to Heaven)."✝️The true joy of Christ dwells in me!!! Does it in you? I know where I'm going when I die! Do you? I have an ETERNAL victory! Do you? I have more joy than ever because of what Christ has done. I have been down both roads. The road of the wicked and the road of Christ. Christ is way better and my cup runneth over with true joy and salvation. If you do not know the One true God and are not sure of your salvation, I promise He will never fail you. Turn to Him in repentance and faith. Repent means to confess and forsake your sins, never turning back to them. I tried changing on my own but I couldn't. It took the power of Christ on the inside of me to do it for me. He will give you a new and clean heart with new and clean desires and you shall be born again. A new creation in Christ Jesus!!! Hallelujah!!!! Jesus said in order to enter the Kingdom of God, you must be born again!! Thank you Lord Jesus!✝️

[@RonaldBankien]

Is this a catholic channel?

[@HostOfTheMostHigh]

Yep! All erotic desire outside of marriage is warped desire of love. I like to repeat Galatians 5:16 sometimes many times to myself before needing to interact with attractive women. It helps! Praise Jesus 🙏🙌

[@jackash6]

Galatians 16?

[@HostOfTheMostHigh]

@@jackash6 oops! 5 16 Galatians 5 is my favorite all together chapter for overcoming addictions

[@josephryan9230]

Galatians 5:16. Thanks!!

[@nathantang9964]

How will you know to marry a person if you don’t have erotic desire for them prior? I think there can lustful erotic desire and pure erotic desire, but I don’t think it is necessarily wrong to have pure erotic desire outside of marriage

[@nathantang9964]

It’s just a less deep form, just a taste of what it can be within marriage

[@sirtinley-knot2944]

I've been inadvertently doing option 3 since my last confession - a distanced and non-lustful appreciation of a woman's shape or beauty (without allowing myself to indulge any sexual fantasies). I have just turned to God and said "wow, God what you have created is truly beautiful, thank you for allowing me the wisdom to appreciate her in this way and not a disordered way". I've been wrestling as to whether I'm in sin or not, so this video helped me with that thank you.

[@tmoneyjam420]

So you confess & not repent? Why did Jesus die on the cross? What happened when the veil was torn? Is there only One mediator? Or is there multiple mediators?

[@lohi172]

@@tmoneyjam420 What convinced you to think this was a helpful comment? As a fellow Christian I must say we can be so out of touch sometimes on how to interact with others.

[@tmoneyjam420]

@@lohi172, Id agree, i just asked some questions.. Its crazy to me how divided Christians are... There is a genuine concern for another persons eternity and all we can do is be in Our feelings... Thanks for Your opinion.

[@tmoneyjam420]

So let me get this straight as a fellow Christian, You have a bigger issue with me on how i asked my questions, then a concern for the Soul of the person i asked the questions to? The Bible is offensive to those who are perishing.. Id rather be "offensive" then being okay with people believing they have a relationship with Jesus when they really dont. Again, Gods word can be offensive, if it is, You should really examine why that is... Whats become clear to me, is a lot of people claim to be Christians, UNTIL it gets Biblical. My original comment with questions, was to provoke thought.. I deal with "Christians" like You all the time, always in their feelings with no genuine love for their neighbor. Hows Your comment to me helping the person i questioned? It probably makes them think its ok to have a mediator other then Christ Himself, which would suggest His death on the cross was in vein. Which is offensive to me as a true believer, so i will call that out for Jesus & for love of my neighbor. Thats why i made the comment in the first place.

[@lohi172]

@@tmoneyjam420 Wow man. So I’m a “Christian” who “doesn’t have genuine genuine love” and “in my feelings only?” I see a lot of talk about everyone else’s feelings being out of control. Did you read your comments before posting? You don’t see the irony here? You’re convinced this other guy’s soul is at stake? Man you’re very perceptive and all knowing about the Bible and the state of people’s souls. Must be nice being a “true believer” like yourself. How does it usually work out for you when you talk to people about this stuff? You said you meet “Christians” like that “all the time.” Doesn’t seem to work out very well. Perhaps you make a salvation issue out of everything when it’s not? Perhaps you might not have a handle on everything like you think? Maybe you should be more careful questioning the state of someone’s eternal soul. Who here brought up Jesus’ death being in vein? You did. Humble yourself. Talk to people like they’re people. Good luck out there.

[@rubemartur8239]

Prayer and fasting! I confess i need to do this work, temptations comes and i Just avoid, but i dont realized as the way you did... Thank you Brother! I 'm making a year after leaving homossexual activities, also bad influences to myself, including people and places... I Will adapt the work you do to myself, as bad memories come into mind sometimes, It can be useful for me. Thank you again, let this be the glory to Christ.

[@wevertonoliveira653]

prayer, fasting and abstinence works wonders! do it and you will see.

[@jdglock9114]

Congratulations on your walk towards Christ. 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@jdglock9114]

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[@MatthewMorris1997]

Over the past few months I've surrendered to Christ and am trying to view attractive people as made in the image of God. I failed with thoughts of my past actions again today, but I've been much better this month. Improved after the last few months. I tried to change in my own strength over the years only to fail and repeat the cycle again. My biggest fear is that I won't be able to control myself & end up drifting away from God. I hope God works in my so I become who He intended me to be.

[@michaelferraro4846]

Keep going you got this! I feel as though the Lord was speaking a renewal over your eyes. I pray the scales would fall off your eyes so you may see him and others more clearly :)

[@jdglock9114]

This is a BIGGIE for me. Great message and wonderful way you teach us how to avoid this deadly sin. I try to pray for God’s protection on “her” to not be objectified by me or anyone else. And I pray for her and her husband (if she’s married), that they be ever more joined closer in their marriage. I also offer myself as her protector if she were suddenly in danger or in distress. Just as a brother would protect his sister and her honor. Pray for me a sinner.

[@martinbadoy5827]

We need to hear Christopher sing more often :)

[@andrewdolder7216]

The St. Augustine bit at the end was particularly helpful, thanks!

[@damianwhite504]

I agree, it was very good

[@godfreydebouillon8807]

I've found that if I immediately start praying, the lust goes away, just like that.

[@caramelunicorn8023]

what if it doesn't go away even when you pray?

[@godfreydebouillon8807]

@@caramelunicorn8023 Idk, not sure. Are you doing other things that may keep you from receiving Gods answer when you pray? I remember when I was younger, always watching porn and even television and movies that were overly sexual etc etc, praying wasn't going to change anything. That's like smoking all day, drinking every night, and praying that you'll be healthy. I'm not saying that pertains to you, but just throwing it out there as a possibility.

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

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[@morecents7680]

@10:30 "I am not going to be mastered by a potato chip" 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 this was so well expressed and hilarious at the same time. love this video, you don't even have to be a Christian to benefit from the message

[@Angelalex242]

1 Corinthians 6: 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 2 Timothy 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (Thanks but no thanks. I'm just gonna run for the hills as the Bible commands.)

[@jtm5390]

Like he said at some point those desires you try to hide at some point they will all come back and at time you can be vulnerable and give in. From my understanding he’s just encouraging people to surrender it to Jesus. Yes flee from sexual immorality but don’t just stop there surrender those desires to Jesus. That’s what i got from this video.

[@628steves]

Wow. This makes so much sense. Praise God.

[@brainchips6604]

THINK TWICE BEFORE DOING THIS WAY. Seems to me that this video will lead a lot of people to destruction. Did you ever walk around the street and saw a half naked woman 500 years ago? 1000,2000,4000 years ago? This is a very new challenge and what you’re saying is same as seeing a fully naked woman and saying Oh Lord thank you for this beauty…. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. Beauty that is meant to be seen by her husband only not by the whole neighbourhood. You need to change your response cause that’s not biblical. You can’t accept as beauty something you shouldn’t be seeing in first place. Yes if a woman is decent and she is beautiful to her face which is all you should be seeing as a Christian, yes then you can use that, but not on a woman with half her boobs out.. that’s ridiculous

[@ssweat1963]

NOPE!!! Ask your wife how she feels about you spending that much time thinking about that curvaceous woman and thanking God for her beauty and for your sexuality.... And dwelling in that moment. I get what you say about repressed emotions and feelings- but, but, as a betrayed spouse, I think that your conversation should be more about you and your relationship with God and your relationship with your wife and less about that woman that just triggered your last triggered your well exercised and well fed lust.

[@dawnosborne2248]

💯

[@operationthrash9645]

I don’t want to start trouble or anything like that, but I’m genuinely troubled by this. It doesn’t seem to me like there’s really 3 options here. It seems like choosing option 3 is just choosing option 2 except pretending to be happy about it… It’s troubling for me to think that the way God intends us to experience the beauty of another person is to never, EVER do it. Except with only one person ever and only for strictly procreative purposes.

[@VERITAS237]

I'm a brazilian teenager and i'm training my english yet, but your pronounce is so beautiful and easy to listen, thank you.

[@jakeboynz]

Excellent video!! Some helpful insights. Although I'm not too sure about the "Thankyou Lord that I'm attracted to her" part especially if someone already has a spouse. If both parties are single then that's a different case. Let's keep our eyes fixed on the master. Thank you for the video.... God bless 🙏

[@DankWish]

I try to use the love/care we have for our fellow human beings to overcome the sexual impulses. Imagine youre fistbumping that person instead of anything else. Acknowledge that the person youre looking at is someones wife, daughter, sister, etc. they are your sister in the fellowship. Loved the video. Very well done and well said

[@brayangutiererrez]

Just look away i feel like ur telling god thank u for this lust desire/desire like pride, ur looking at her like ur wife desires. In other words ur treating them like u should only look at ur wife spiritually 🗣️Always avoid it like its a spiritual warfare 🗣️

[@MaxK.999]

This video is worth more than gold. Thank you for this, and thank you Lord for bringing me to it 🙌🙏

[@doctorandrus]

agree! I had been praying about this for awhile now. so thankful!

[@dancoles2235]

Also try loving your brethren by not looking upon their daughter, wife, or would be wife with lust.

[@lety2467]

Lol that’s nonstop praying at the beach 😂

[@anitagulyas9004]

The more I got to know about man's deep desire the less I wish to be in a marriage. If it is so hard for men to not desire the beauty of ALL the beautiful and seductively dressed women then why do you say to your wife at home "I love you" ? At least, realize that you just can't. I have seen a very few men in my entire life who had their eyes exclusively for their wife. So very few that I question the whole christian views sometimes... men are so attracted to beauty that it seems to be much more important to them than loving the one who has sacrificed her own beauty for pregnancy and work at home... So many women suffer without love, yet they work all they like a robot to make everything done for theri husbands... You men, your lust is crime and I can"t think of as you should see heaven through the street-beauty, you should rather see hell, because that is the feeling you give to your wife at home whenever you desire someone else.

[@plumber1874]

To all the guys out there keep it simple. 1 Timothy 5:2 the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, in all purity. Stop over spiritualizing every thought that enters your head. If she's not your wife follow 1Timothy 5:2

[@goldenremnant2610]

Good observation. In a practical sense, this is why more wise generations from long ago (at least 2-3 generations ago) understood two things to create this outcome of proper perception of men and women that don’t belong to you: 1) Modesty, especially in women 2) Don’t allow men and women to mingle amongst one another so much. Have clear, strong, non-negotiable boundaries that the opposite gender cannot cross over into. (Boundaries as it relates to interaction on a public AND private level) This is for the sake of purity, folks. That visceral reaction from a man when he sees an intimate aspect of a woman’s body is a GOD-ORDAINED response. This is what makes the promiscuous woman particularly nefarious - she is weaponizing an otherwise healthy God-ordained response (the man desiring the comely woman) on its head.

[@reubenrodrigues7962]

Wow this is a whole new way to look at the world❤ In a world where women and men cant keep their clothes on making it difficult for the rest of society to escape lust, this food for thought and this prayer will help. thank you Mr Christopher and thank you holy spirit for working through him.

[@91111ful]

Man I’m out here tryna not look at women for lust.. while they out here looking at me as food!🤣

[@reubenrodrigues7962]

@@91111ful didn't get u mate?

[@ez-g3090]

You can blame the older generations for raising women to be trash wives and encouraging feminism.

[@ez-g3090]

@@91111ful women want providers not lovers stay single.

[@jeffstewart7439]

"I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?" -Job 31:1 "Flee also youthful lusts:" - 2 Timothy 2:22 "And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire." -Matthew 18:9 While I can agree from a logical standpoint that some of the advice sounds "plausible." However, in reality it would most assuredly set you up for failure. While in the purist sense each of us are created in the reflection of Gods glory, and should be looked at in this light, HOWEVER, the reality is we each are flawed and would therefore be walking into a house full of gas spewing everywhere with an open torch flame in our hands! Unless the mind is thoroughly led by Christ, we would be inviting the enemy to capitalize on us. This is why Joseph, when confronted with a situation closely related in nature said, "There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9) The end result? Joseph LITERALLY fled the situation! While at it's premise it sounds good, we would be openly inviting sin to us. The times that we live in, many have been given the green light to "dress as they please." And at its roots, they are desperately seeking attention. While I am not 100% discarding or disregarding the premise that Christ can do this in a soul who is fully surrendered and submitted to Him, what I am HIGHLY cautioning is that we could be causing the individual to sin by our "pure gaze of admiration for Gods creation." The reason being is that they could see it as the green light to continue dress or presenting themselves this way as you have given them the attention seeking validation they were looking for. For the sake of your soul, as well as theirs, I would encourage you to follow Joseph, Job, Paul, and the Christ's advice and LOOK AWAY! Pray for the individual as well as yourself! Don't end up like David with Bathsheba! For I am sure he was just "admiring the beauty of Gods creation in the female body," when he slept with another mans wife and had poor Uriah killed to cover his deed. God bless.

[@samvojtech1153]

Enlightening! I recently adopted the mantra "Don't Look" as not to fall into temptation. Then first thing this morning, at least two of the most gorgeous ladies I've ever seen! I said my new mantra but it wasn't helping. Then I asked God's help & I found myself thanking God for making beautiful things; perfect things. I remembered living with best friends with gorgeous girl friends & saying "I don't want to disrespect my brother. therefore, she is my beautiful Sister. This video is reinforcement & thank you!

[@ondrej_IV.]

mantras aren't good, they are hinduistic(or budhistic i don't exacly remember ) and that's why they are bad

[@master_chief723]

What i dont get is that I should still look...but the problem i have is if i look, i would instantly lust for her or the feeling will come when i look at a certain part. For me its impossible To look and have no lustful thoughts or whatsoever. I prefer to look on high than to look at something that will cause my eye To sin.

[@jtm5390]

Seeing a lot of mixed opinions from his message but this is what i got: I understood it as surrendering everything to Christ. Will power will fail at some point and that is why he discouraged looking away and pretending like nothing is there. We should surrender those desires to Jesus. Yes we must flee from sexual immorality but we must also surrender it to Jesus. I genuinely believe that prayer and fasting can be beneficial for one. Don’t just think looking away will make your desires go away. I feel like that’s trying to do it on your own without Christ with you. That’s what i got.

[@DivineKnight_115]

I’m currently dealing with memories of my past dealings with this sin. Usually hits worst while I’m sleeping and early morning.

[@mikebingham976]

You’re not alone. Repeat the name of Jesus … Mary … “help me”. Don’t give up !

[@DivineKnight_115]

@@mikebingham976thanks man. It’s just sad to see so many women in this age willingly give in to lust blindly like a fool running to the cliffs edge and we all follow along off the edge. At least I’m aware of it and can address the issue properly now. I just don’t want to force myself to walk around looking down all the time and of course I wish people raised their daughters to have respect to themselves and understand the dangerous visual power the physical body possesses. It’s a responsibility our generation has abandoned. God help all of us with his divine mercy, patience, and understanding.

[@JobsTears_Tea]

​@BMT115 girls think that revealing their body is good for women's right. How ignorant they are. My parents taught me and my sister not to wear revealing clothes so that men don't need to do sins in their mind. Just remember, bro. Jesus is coming back. This is why this generation is so dirty and so corrupted. Abandon them and get away from them. Only follow and see Jesus Peace to you

[@dr.limabeansshometherapy1300]

I recommend praying the Rosary every morning. Before going to bed, entrust your night, your last thoughts of the night, your dreams, your waking up, your first thoughts of the morning, etc. to the Virgin Mary. Then when you wake up say the Rosary and give yourself to Jesus through her.

[@JobsTears_Tea]

@dr.limabeansshometherapy1300 we are not Catholic. We dont believe the religion that the roman Empire made by mixing roman local religion with christianity to put to sleep Christianity. We don't pray to Virgin Mary. We only have one God and we only pray to him. No exception through him. No through Mary, no 'saint'. It's just disciples and just followers of Jesus. We don't serve saints. Don't put saints to people who died for Jesus. Only Jesus suits Saint.

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

This has been very helpful. This was the first video in my yt feed right after God led me through repentance. I know He led me because in my flesh dwells no good thing. Baruch HaShem

[@zacharynash-pate291]

Yes! Finally I found a witness saying what I am saying! Praise God thank you brother.

[@user-uw3fi2zg4t]

What I found out is that focusing in doing good is more effective than focusing on not doing bad

[@martinfaucher]

I like the 3rd option of recognizing the appreciation for God's creative beauty of women. However, you can quickly circumvent the feelings of shame for lust by simply recognizing and thanking the Lord for making you a custodian for women's safety, respect and care. After all, we are first their brothers and or fathers (if women are much younger that's how I see myself). Marriage brings a different kind of bound between a man and a women. The question is always "What would Jesus do in this situation?" He said "Love one another like I loved you". The caring Love, not lust. Step into Jesus' shoes.

[@SleekEleazar02]

love this comment makes it even more clear

[@gambent6853]

This is truly inspired. You helped me to finally understand what Jesus taught on the Sermon on the Mount, concerning lusting in your heart. Instead of repressing and just turning away, I need to integrate my lust into real love with God. I am truly blown away right now. Thank you.

[@audreyperreault2036]

Why not just "Bounce--Away"? "Blink-Away""? Don't Capture the "Image" of the female as you are lingering a look on her and taking time to say all these thank you..! Check your "impulses" Seeing her as Holy, Sacred, and all the words you express to see her rightly is bull-crap. Bottom line is., Don't look..! Just don't look..! Jesus said: 'FORSAKE ALL OTHERS'..!

[@lucamoleri2431]

I needed this. Thank you!

[@GB2G]

Wasn’t there someone who said (Joseph?) that he made a covenant with his eyes. It’s definitely better to just look away. It’s not a negative form of anything. We are specifically told not to fight lust. The only sin we are told not to fight. We are to run from it. Flee at all cost. Don’t wrestle with it and try to control it. Just drop everything and run just like Joseph did. If I remember correctly he *literally* dropped everything and ran. His belongings were left as he fled from the woman and it was used against him as evidence. So there is no negative purity, or whatever he said, from choosing to look away. Sometimes we think we are strong enough to see things and stand our ground. Trust me, if you play with fire, you’ll eventually get burned.

[@jeffstewart7439]

AMEN!... The scripture you refer to is, "I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?" Job 31:1 Joseph did say, "There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9

[@GB2G]

@@jeffstewart7439 yes! Now I remember. Praise God. I took this advice and started snipping every thought at the bud. Even 5 seconds of contemplation can lead to me doing something sinful.

[@individualspawn1077]

Well done man! I pray my daughter finds a husband that adheres to these principals! Amen🎉

[@beltigussin81]

I'm such a man. Just putting it out there😊

[@kober2118]

AND pray for that woman, that she would know her Savior Jesus Christ. We will one day be in heaven together without the sin and the need for marriage. How amazing!!!

[@ondrej_IV.]

very good thougth

[@Destassan]

I did a prayer once when I was experiencing exactly this kind of lust and had a very clear and solid thought in my head as an answer: -God, what kind of truth do I need to be free of this obsession? -You're created for love, not for ownership. And this was a moment of epiphany for me, when this thought appeared in my mind.

[@therippleeffect1983]

Wonderful said in wisdom from The Holy book my brother 😇The spiritual war IN us is real. And the only way to win the war. Is to restore your relationship with GOD ❤💯🙏

[@ilai7893]

Amen to this message. Praise God that He didn't give an appetite just so that we would have to starve it or grit our teeth, but rather that we would be filled by our admiration of God's greater beauty as a hot woman's body ought to lead us to glorify Him.

[@jeremyhinken3365]

We simply can't do it on our own, the Holy Ghost MUST bring us through it. [Job 31:1] ***I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?*** [2 Corinthians 10:5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; The standard is MUCH higher than what people think: [Matthew 5:28] But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

[@VincenzoRutiglianoDiaz]

I do not think your example is very didactical. Looking away will help you for sure, this is foolproof. But having an extemporaneous prayer every time you see a lady seems to me like it will just invite you to obsess more and more about your attraction, to me at least the more you think about forgetting something the harder it is to forget. If this is not what you meant maybe your example was not very clear and should be more direct. I get the message of trying to look at women as people, I think a lot of young men struggle with that. But when people these days dress as if they were not, then it's harder to take them seriously. Look away boys!

[@luiscid1900]

honestly, i resort doing negative growth in purity because to me trying to give thanks for someone's just invites me to overthink and eventually lust after, I failed regardless with doing the negative ways but doing the positive.......that is dangerous and I am not able to stop thinking about it afterwards,

[@jakubratajczak9269]

Yeah, I don't see how looking away is negative. Some women truly disrespects themselves by clothing very unmodest. Remember, first time you look, it's out of your control. Second look is your choice. Simply don't do that. It's not like lustful thoughts will overcome you. Trying to remember prayer at this time... not very effective? I would instead thank the Lord for this woman being beautiful and move forward. And in the moment of lust, focus on this moment and ask Jesus for grace on this very moment. This method works wonders. God provides all the help!

[@andrewmarian7488]

Love this guy. Really amazing how KZbin/internet can be a powerful tool to get closer to Christ and God. Just like the message of this video, there is a pure image of something (the true image) and there is a distorted image of something (the devil’s snares). What a beautiful journey life is!

[@maxwellmutanya]

Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will." 1 Corinthians 6:19 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." 1 Timothy 2:9 "I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God." Deuteronomy 22:5 "A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this." 1 Peter 3:3 "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight."

[@arashzandieh2380]

Thank you for sharing this piece of wisdom.

[@eugene7304]

Typical "Catholic teaching": If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with B.S. In other words, give the congregation something that is so complicated, & nuanced that people spend all the time they give to God in trying to sort out & figure out what you meant. Truth is, if you don't want to look lustfully at others, because God commanded us NOT to, except for our spouse (this applies also to women lusting), then don't look at them, PERIOD! If you pray & ask God to help you with this He will, He doesn't want you to sin remember? The longer you practice doing this, the easier it gets, but be prepared to be insulted, men, because a LOT of women get angry when they have no power to manipulate you, or you don't pump up their ego for them.

[@larahamilton2273]

Powerful!! Godly men really need this kind of honest talk.

[@guitarjoe4580]

Yes interesting video indeed lara I myself struggle but I keep praying to JESUS to help me with my struggle being a single man as well

[@thunderthumbz3293]

While I agree with most of the advice provided here, there is also some dangerous advice propsed as well. We are to look at all women as daughters created in God's image. To see her as how God created her and He loves her. However a sufficient disclaimer is not made here which should be. Some women are so immodestly dressed that most normal men would put themselves in a serious ocassion of sin by gazing at them for a prolonged period. Unless you know you are an extraordinary man, to throw yourself into these very near ocassions of sin and presume everything will work out is prideful. You must care about your soul first because no one else will do it for you and it is better to presume you are an ordinary man than one that has been given a special grace. To look at a women who has hardly any clothes on in order to take the time to admire her dignity is a fools errand. If a woman doesnt even respect herself to wear appropriate clothing there is not much you can do for her. God doesn't ask us to put ourselves in dangerous situations so we can grow in virtue.

[@jeffstewart7439]

#AMEN

[@nicobody7797]

This is the best channel when it comes to overcoming lust and pornography because it’s so well thought through, it’s so loving and it’s so recalibrating to the love we were made for. Thanks so much and God bless❤️

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

We're so glad it blessed you!

[@mzmPACman]

This guy is cringe and frankly out of touch, but there is some truth to what he said. I'll tell you what's helped me overcome a 25 year porn/lust addiction: 1) Accountability. First thing you need to do is either start attending meetings (like Celebrate Recovery), or get a legitimate, mature Christian accountability partner. You need to confess and be held accountable for your sin. 2) Abstinence. This goes without saying, but the longer you go without feeding your mind's eye sexual images, the easier it becomes to push these thoughts aside. You need positive momentum. 3) ZERO tolerance policy on sexual images. For me, that's any form of female nudity, near-nudity, or sexually-charged content. Sometimes you might get blindsided, but never hunt for it and never allow it willingly. If it will lead you to sin, it is sin. 4) Managing your thought/fantasy life. The further you get away from pornographic content, the easier it will get to manage your thought life. Fantasies are the next closest thing to porn. Push them aside immediately, ask God to help you see her as He sees her and, and to see this sin as He sees it. 5) Prayer. When you feel tempted, ask God to convert this temptation to grace to help 100 other men who are about to commit the same sin. Pray daily for renewed eyes and the self-control to DENY your distorted bodily desires and walk righteously. Remember, there is a big element of denying your self and picking up your cross here. That's another way of saying it's hard, but you will be rewarded with peace. All the cold showers and push ups in the world wont help you overcome lust. It is BOTH you and God. You cannot do this alone, but you also must sacrifice. He is asking you to give up this idol for Him. Be patient, it takes time. But trust me, it's worth it.

[@CheetahCrusader]

Woman should cover themselves, that way teh dont degrade themselves. ❤️‍🔥✝️

[@andrewdurfee2891]

"Ye must be Born Again " Then "Walk in the Spirit & you WON'T FULL•FILL the lust of the flesh". 1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.⚠️

[@clispybeace]

May all who love the one true Lord Jesus see your work. I have come away changed, may God bless you richly.

[@SistoActivitatemAtm]

How were you changed if I may ask? Ur a girl..?

[@ashleighb997]

Can’t you just realize that there’s more to people than what you see of their flesh? Maybe realize men are also attractive, not meaning men should be attracted to men - but look at people as people. Quit focusing on people’s flesh so much. Also, maybe you could try to imagine what that person will look like when they are 70 years old? When I see guys that I think are very attractive, I start to really analyze what they say and do instead of being captivated by their looks. Once I learn more about them the lust has less power yo entice. Maybe, also realize, if a woman is attractive AND dressed provocatively, then she is trying to be seductive. Proverbs says she will lead you on a straight path to hell ( if you fall for her seduction). Jesus said if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it away. Maybe you could do that? Get an eye patch? Stop looking at people and start listening to them instead. Be more discerning. The pure in heart shall see God.

[@BhikPersonal]

Thank you. This video felt as though God was speaking to me. Thank you for posting this. God bless you.

[@CravenM1980]

Man you seriously need to rethink how you're teaching this. You're making it sound like it's ok to lust over the woman but I've got Jesus so it's ok I'm good. Look at that woman like your sister in Christ.

[@jtm5390]

How did you get thy from his teaching tho? His prayer literally is to help him not lust. I don’t understand what you mean by this.

[@ThePtgman]

Very insightful, and I could totally relate to the challenge that we men face...especially in our "bare it all" world. Two additional aids that have helped me over the last decade: 1.) Pray for the needs and intentions of the gal who is a temptation; and 2.) pray a Hail Mary. The latter serves to throw sand in satan's face, and the more sand you throw his way, the less likely he is to send temptation your way.

[@P.HATHCOX]

"Pray for the needs and intentions of the gal who is a temptation." That sounds like a fine idea to me. In a way, I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself for never even having considered doing that before. I guess what is written in Proverbs shows to be true, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another". Thanks for the idea. 👍

[@heathervancalcar4446]

This is good advice for those that are "looking"... any advice for a women that has ampleness that might help us stop hating how God himself made us?.. I often feel guilty for what God gave me at birth. And no I fully embrace modesty dress, but that doesn't make my body change or unnoticeable. It's like feeling guilty because my eyes are blue. I struggle with this thinking and find myself remember that God doesn't make mistakes. I wish we could just live and love without all this twisted views.

[@p.i.638]

This video is sublime! Thank you so much!!!

[@roblemeire9441]

When that woman is also indecently clothed, I quickly pray for her to learn to respect herself more and that she's not getting into sinful people / behaviour.

[@tonekenny5225]

Thank you. The Rolling Stones also mentioned this in their song paint it black; “I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes. I have to turn my head until my darkness goes.” I’ve learned to pray for The girls that walk by in their summer clothes. I will keep your idea and concept in mind to add to this prayer. Btw, it’s “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy DO”

[@TeaParty1776]

The Stones, in their own curious way, are conservatives.

[@colinklang]

I think you're trying to avoid the DO

[@tonekenny5225]

@@colinklang “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy DON’T” Or just, “hey, Dummy, Don’t”

[@woodfamily5229]

I came here to quote the same lyric

[@tilu3303]

It surprises me that so many Christian men seem to have a problem with lusting after beautiful things and people. If they actually allow the Holy Spirit within them the jurisdiction they SAY they do, they won't be able to do anything BUT see beauty the way God intended.

[@danjsilve]

Option 2 has worked very well for me for many years. Though option 3 is preferable. Job 31:1. I made a covenant with my eyes. Proverbs 5:19 I find helpful too. Every women is someone’s daughter. I have a daughter I certainly wouldn’t want any man looking at her in a unholy manner. Therefore what right do I have to do the same. “Do unto others as you would have them to unto you”, If I don’t then I am breaking the 2nd Greatest Commandment. We have to be ruthless with temptation. I see all women as my sister in Christ. None of them am I in one flesh with as described Gen 2:24. The Hot chocolate song “It started with a kiss, never thought it would come to this” well with Kind David it started with just a look, and we all know that turned out with Bathsheba. King Solomon also succumbed to the charms of the Queen of Sheba, if he as the wisest King of Israel fell, then the likes of us who are less wise, need to treble down.

[@sitka49]

" I have a daughter I certainly wouldn’t want any man looking at her in a unholy manner." If she's of age dont worry someone has already. She could dress like amish woman someone going to Lust after her.

[@danjsilve]

@@sitka49 especially their ankles

[@sitka49]

@@danjsilve Some are into that .

[@d4dazzo100]

I agree wid ur point bro, but not every girl is a sister in Christ remember, so even the stranger women that attractive to u, just see them as God's creation first unless u realise there Chrsitian ,then you can see them as a daughter of God and that brings even more conviction to u to not see them in that impure way

[@pablogonzalezperez278]

"If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me" Psalm 66:18 "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery (or fornication) with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matthew 5:28-30 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:18 We, as a born again christians, have a battle within ourselves between the flesh and the Spirit, that means that we have desires in conflict, for the flesh really wants to fornicate (among other things, see Galatians 5:16-24) so the thing here is to avoid the occasion, guard your eyes, and abstain from the desires of the flesh that battle against our soul. (1 Peter 2:11). Now, if there is an almost naked person just in front of you that most likely will arise you if you look at her, why look at her? just recognize that King Salomon, King David and Samson fell into that sin, are you wiser or stronger than them? just guard your eyes and flee, as you dont want to give an opportunity to your flesh to make you sin against God. See the example of Joseph with Potifar's wife.

[@-mg-max-]

None of these make any difference and there is no third option, you are twisting it all... at "that moment", THE ONLY correct action is to look away, end of story. Fasting and praying and remembering God, etc... all of that is secondary, before or after... right at that moment you simply look away and make sure the first eye contact that happened accidentally is not repeated. We are humans, no matter how much willpower you have, still it is the best way to look away, you set an example for other younger men as well by doing so. In fact you develop willpower by such seemingly easy things like controlling you eyes, internally and externally. Mental Adultery is serious, Satan can get leverage on that and right when you are with your own wife, if a image of that woman you saw earlier come to your mind, Satan will have a share of your future child if it is conceived like that. In Islam one of the strategic goals of Satan is to hijack your progeny and bloodline, in fact the reason Jesus ع had no father and his Mother was virgin Mary س has to do with the fact that Satan has been planning to kill the pure progeny. At the time Satan was focusing on prophet Yahya ع same timeline as Jesus س, he did not expect there would be son from Mary. And you need to seriously find a solution for believing that Jesus ع is both Son of God and Son of Man at the same time.

[@austinwhiting5482]

I, for many reasons, needed that reminder to keep my eyes fixed on Christ while the wind blows and the waves crash. Thank you for this.

[@andrewgotti589]

If Jesus or whatever his name wanna be,he's been on earth for 33yrs,and I'm wondering where was his wife or girlfriend? Because all I was hearing about, was pure men. Man was with every single day and night,so I'm kinda curious about that😢

[@TheKalluin]

Thank you for this message. I have been struggling so and I beleive that I was not a coincidence that I found this video. I am greatly encouraged and hope that I can have freedom from my lust.

[@thomasd.gilmore120]

Dear friends(women & men), you can not deny the attractiveness of the opposite sex. God made us to be attractive to one another, but that's not the whole story. The physical attractiveness is to put that person on your radar. If you both like what you see in each other, then you table that for now and see if you actually like being around each other and have things in common. You follow this path until you both ask the question. Do I want to be with this person no matter what(this is the sickness and health, richer or poorer part of the relationship) this is all really simplified here, but we were never meant to jump into bed with every person that looked good to us, trying them on for size. When a man took a woman to his bed originally, that made her his wife and he her husband.. it was serious stuff...! If a man did back then what guys do now, sleep with her and actually get up and go their separate ways. That woman's men folk would find him,, drag him back to her and if he still acted like the dog he was,, he'd get a bullet for his disrespect to their kin. We have gone so far away from what God wants and had in mind for us when he made Adam an Eve that I don't know how we can get back to God's original purpose for us other than tell everyone , first and foremost we need to turn to God and his Son our Lord and Savior Jesus, The Christ. The love and happiness we seek and desire begins and ends in heaven. How can you truly have love when you are not one with the God of Love, The God that is love. Without God in our lives/relationships all we really have is lust. Think about it. You meet a girl on Friday, sleep with her on Saturday and she tells you and you tell her you love each other on Sunday. Come on now, who's fooling who?! Love, real love does not work that way. That guy you told you loved on Sunday, break up with him on the following Friday and you'll have to get a restraining order on him by the following Monday. Now is that love? If you do not know that it is not...? Then you do not know what love is!!

[@mikaelangel76]

Lord, my heart just looks for the beauty, and you are The Beauty. Make me see what you see; give me your eyes to be able to see you in your creation. You know that without you, I cannot do anything. 🙏

[@nixtagnitto7935]

I've always done the look away method. But, if someone at work points something out I always say one of two things.. either. It's probably a dude, or, it's probably an 11yr old.. that joke helps me to feel grossed out by having looked and don't look again

[@jjonald]

Doesn't it sat to flee from lustful temptation?