In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful. And David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” —2 Samuel 11:1-3 NIV
Lust won’t
anything.
“Lust and pornography became an insatiable way of life for me, and it always destroys. In my case it has…I have lost my wife; I am alienated from my children and from my friends.”
Lust can be
.
“For lust is a shameful sin. It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell, and it could wipe out everything I own.” Job 31:11-12 NLT
Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. —2 Samuel 11:4 NIV
“This is what the Lord says, ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your own very eyes, I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’” —2 Samuel 12:11-12 NIV
Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.”—2 Samuel 12:13 NIV
Root out the
of lust.
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” —James 5:16 NIV
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. —Matthew 5:27-29 NIV
Make your spouse is your most important
, even above your kids.
Be incredibly cautious both
and
in your contact with a person of the opposite sex.
Don’t watch, read, or expose yourself to
material.
Get off the
and get into the
.
For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. —Ephesians 2:10 NIV